United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Industrial Failures—Bankruptcy Cases 533
NO. 889. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES— NUMBER AND LIABILITIES, BY INDUSTRY AND SIZE
O F L i a b i l i t y : 1 9 7 0 TO 1 9 8 1
[Excludes Hawaii prior to 1975, Alaska prior to 1977. See footnotes 2 and 3, table 887]
INDUSTRY AND SIZE OF LIABILITY
FAILURES
CURRENT LIABILITIES (mil. dot.)
1970 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981 1970 1975 1978 1979 1980 1961
Total............................................ 10,748 11,432 6,619 7,564 11,742 16,794 1,668 4,380 2,656 2,667 4,635 6,955
Mining and manufacturing....................... 2,035 1,645 1,013 1,165 1,599 2,223 818 1,021 879 970 1,885 2,369
Under $100,000 1,069 789 381 424 501 731 43 35 18 21 25 37
$100,000 and over.............................. 966 856 632 741 1,098 1,492 775 966 861 949 1,860 2,332
Wholesale trade 984 1,089 740 908 1,284 1,709 179, 407 346 421 591 1,130
Under $100,000 650 611 313 342 468 590 27 28 15 17 24 31
$100,000 and over............................. . 334 478 427 566 816 1,119 152 379 331 404 567 1,099
Retail trade............................................. 4.650 4,799 2,889 3,183 4,910 6,882 361 1,836 777 637 994 1,559
Under $100,000 3.984 3,520 1,916 1,920 2,698 3,739 124 136 86 68 130 190
$100,000 and over 666 1,279 973 1,263 2,212 3.143 236 1,700 692 549 864 1,369
Construction.... 1,687 2,262 1,204 1,378 2,355 3.614 232 641 326 291 752 852
Under $100,000 1,229 1,433 650 718 1,147 1,840 42 58 28 33 56 88
$100,000 and over 458 829 554 660 1,208 1,774 190 583 300 258 696 764
Commerciaf s e rv ic e ................................. 1,392 1.637 773 930 1,594 2.366 299 475 326 348 413 1,046
Under $100,000.................................. 1,087 1,151 452 526 868 1,333 33 42 18 21 38 60
$100,000 and over.............................. 305 486 321 404 726 1,033 265 433 308 327 375 986
Source: Dun & Bradstreet, New York, N.Y., T h e F a ilu re R e c o rd T h rou g h 1 9 8 0 and M o n th ly F a ilu re R e p o rt.
No. 890. BANKRUPTCY ESTATES FILED AND PENDING: 1905 TO 1981
[In thousands. For years ending June 30, except 1905 ending Sept. 30. Covers all U.S. bankruptcy courts. Bankruptcy estates
"Filed" means the commencement of a proceeding through the presentation of a petition to the clerk of the bankruptcy court;
"Pending" Is a proceeding in which the administration has not been completed]
YEAR Filed Pend*
Ing
YEAR Filed Pend*
ing
YEAR Filed Pending
YEAR Filed Pending
1805............... 17 28 1945..............., 13 21 1965................ 160 1 62 1A7.Q 179
1910................ 18 28 1950................ 33 38 1966................ 192 169 1974............... 190
1 9 1 5 ..................... 1955................ 59 56 208 185 1975 ................
1920................ 14 30 110 95 1968................ 198 164 1976............... 247 271
1925............... 147 124 1969................ 185 179 1977
1930............... 63 61 1962................ 148 134 1970................ 194 191 1978................ 203
1935............... 69 65 155 148 1971................ 201 201 1979................ 226
1940................ 53 55 172 157 1972................ 183 197 1980............... 361
1981............... 519 618
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, A n n u a l R e p o rt o f th e D ire c to r.
N o . 8 9 1 . B a n k r u p t c y E s t a t e s F i l e d , b y T y p e o f B a n k r u p t c y a n d C h a p t e r o f t h e
B a n k r u p t c y A c t / C o d e : 1 9 7 2 t o 1981
[For years ended June 30]
ITEM 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1 1981
Total.................................. 182,869 173,197 189,513 254,484 246,549 214,399 202,951 226,476 *360,957 *519,063
Business........ 18,132 17,490 20,746 30,130 35,201 32,189 30,528 29,500 46,071 66,333
Non-business,., 164,737 155,707 168,767 224,354 211,348 182,210 172,423 196,976 314,886 452.730
Voluntary........ 181,752 172,200 186,493 253,198 245,383 213,257 201,944 225,549 359,768 517,729
Involuntary..... 1,117 997 1,020 1,286 1,166 1,142 1,007 927 1,184 1,333
Act
Code
Chapters 1-
VII.............. Chapter 7 2....... 153,934 145,914 157,971 209,330 209,067 181,194 188,771 183,259 275.850 381,995
Chapter IX..... Chapter 9