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Canadian Bankruptcies Drop in September, 2006.

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

Bankruptcies Drop in September, 2006.

2005 Bankruptcy StatisticsThe latest bankruptcy statistics for September, 2006 were released on the internet by Industry Canada on November 3, 2006.

Consumer bankruptcies fell 8.4% (6,571/7,171);

Business bankruptcies fell 13.6% (501/580);

Proposals rose 13.1% (1,774/1,569);

Overall, Insolvencies fell 5.1% (8,846/9,328).

Year to date:

Consumer bankruptcies were down 6.5%

Business bankruptcy were down 11.7%

Proposals were up 4.7%

Total insolvencies were down 4.9%.

For more information and more detailed analysis please refer to this site.