During the week from 10 to 16 April included (week 15), the business courts pronounced 70 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 150 job losses.
So the figures for week 15 reveal a decrease in the number of bankruptcies and job losses compared to the previous week.
Every year, the number of bankruptcies sharply decreases in the week following Easter.
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During the first 15 weeks of 2023, the business courts pronounced 2,884 bankruptcies. This figure is 7.5% higher than in the first 15 weeks of 2022 and 10.9% lower than in the same weeks of 2019.
Job losses amount to 9,092 in 2023, an increase of 36.7% compared to 2022 and a decrease of 2.0% compared to 2019.
The number of bankruptcies and job losses for the first 15 weeks of the year
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023/2022 | 2023/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancruptcies | 3,238 | 2,772 | 1,786 | 2,684 | 2,884 | +7.5% | -10.9% |
| Job losses | 9,276 | 7,558 | 5,617 | 6,651 | 9,092 | +36.7% | -2.0% |
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.