Enterprises
During the week from 25 to 31 January included (week 4), the business courts pronounced 80 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 218 job losses.
Both indicators show a decrease compared to week 3.
This is what emerged from the weekly bankruptcy figures produced by Statbel based on the orders of business courts.
These interim weekly estimates make it possible to quickly observe the first trends.
The number of bankruptcies and job losses for the first four weeks of the year
Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021/2020 | 2021/2019 |
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Bancruptcies | 686 | 716 | 420 | -41.34% | -38.78% |
Job losses | 1,420 | 1,316 | 950 | -27.81% | -33.10% |
Job losses/Bancruptcies | 2.07 | 1.84 | 2.26 | +23.06% | +9.27% |