125 bankruptcies in week 6

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125 bankruptcies in week 6

During the week from 8 to 14 February included (week 6), the business courts pronounced 125 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 172 job losses. Compared to week 5, the number of bankruptcies stabilises, while the number of lost jobs decreases.

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 6 weeks of the year

Category 2019 2020 2021 2021/2020 2021/2019
Bancruptcies 1,064 1,137 689 -39.40% -35.24%
Job losses 2,185 2,514 1,478 -41.21% -32.36%
Job losses/Bancruptcies 2.05 2.21 2.15 -2.98% +4.46%