| Year | Agriculture and Horticulture | Manufacturing | Construction | Distribution Transport and Communication | Other Industries | Services | ||||||
| 1969 | 49 | 907 | 650 | 1165 | 99 | 791 | ||||||
| 1970 | 46 | 954 | 821 | 1206 | 180 | 482 | ||||||
| 1971 | 50 | 998 | 651 | 1100 | 188 | 519 | ||||||
| 1972 | 19 | 874 | 518 | 1009 | 150 | 493 | ||||||
| 1973 | 9 | 722 | 500 | 791 | 124 | 429 | ||||||
| 1974 | 16 | 946 | 776 | 1095 | 194 | 693 | ||||||
| 1975 | 48 | 1213 | 956 | 1605 | 422 | 1092 | ||||||
| 1976 | 25 | 1319 | 977 | 1719 | 506 | 1393 | ||||||
| 1977 | 25 | 1179 | 1004 | 1772 | 622 | 1235 | ||||||
| 1978 | 29 | 1076 | 929 | 1611 | 319 | 1122 | ||||||
| 1979 | 30 | 1039 | 789 | 1309 | 509 | 861 | ||||||
| 1980 | 34 | 2095 | 949 | 1973 | 713 | 1126 | ||||||
| 1981 | 56 | 2676 | 990 | 2518 | 918 | 1438 | ||||||
| 1982 | 55 | 4058 | 1422 | 3758 | 990 | 1784 | ||||||
| 1983 | 74 | 4171 | 1776 | 4793 | 943 | 1649 | ||||||
| 1984 | 77 | 4457 | 1831 | 4424 | 1816 | 1116 | ||||||
| 1985 | 102 | 4837 | 1975 | 4541 | 2352 | 1091 | ||||||
| 1986 | 128 | 4776 | 1914 | 4159 | 2242 | 1186 | ||||||
| 1987 | 126 | 3628 | 1490 | 3356 | 1846 | 993 | ||||||
| 1988 | 73 | 2730 | 1471 | 2696 | 1455 | 1002 | ||||||
| 1989 | 78 | 3041 | 1638 | 2658 | 1922 | 1119 | ||||||
| 1990 | 111 | 3834 | 2445 | 4086 | 2714 | 1861 | ||||||
| 1991 | 135 | 5023 | 3373 | 5388 | 5118 | 3049 | ||||||
| 1992 | 191 | 5449 | 3830 | 5994 | 5610 | 3351 | ||||||
| 1993 | 157 | 4590 | 3189 | 5011 | 4925 | 2836 | ||||||
| 1994 | 166 | 3608 | 2401 | 4256 | 4231 | 2066 | ||||||
| 1995 | 99 | 2847 | 1844 | 3932 | 4091 | 1723 | ||||||
Table No 1: Company liquidations 1969-95 for England and Wales
Source: Department of Trade and Industry