Monthly Statistical Bulletin
4.5 Bankruptcies
Quarter	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008-09
Number (a)
September	5 196	5 522	6 076	6 330	6 693
December	4 778	5 027	6 016	6 267
March	4 883	6 045	6 585	6 306
June	5 644	5 705	6 569	7 058
Annual	20 501	22 299	25 238	25 981
Annual change – per cent
September	-1.0	6.3	10.0	4.2	5.7
December	-2.0	5.2	19.7	4.2
March	-6.5	23.8	8.9	-4.2
June	9.6	1.1	15.1	7.4
Annual	0.0	8.8	13.2	2.9
(a) The quarterly figures are preliminary only and may not sum to the annual totals.
When an annual total is verified any subsequent revisions are not made to
the quarterly figures.
Source: Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
								Update
								Mid January 2008