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FOI014 Response - Statistics on sole traders - attachment 2

Updated 20 June 2025

[x] indicates supressed data values to protect confidentiality. Supression applies to values less than 5, including zero.
Year Month Bad debts Failure of new venture, expansion or acquisition Financial Gambling and other rash speculation Illness/accident Increase in interest rates on existing debts (secured/unsecured) Knock on effect from failure of another company Living beyond means Loss of Market Loss of bankrupt's employment Loss/significant reduction of household income Management Failure Other Relationship breakdown Significant reduction of bankrupt's income so unable to meet existing commitments Victim of Fraud Covid-19 Unknown
2023 1 [x] [x] [x] [x] 11 [x] 5 8 14 5 8 13 18 [x] 9 [x] 16 [x]
2023 2 [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] 7 9 14 [x] [x] 18 15 6 9 [x] 24 [x]
2023 3 [x] [x] 5 [x] 13 [x] 5 11 16 [x] 9 13 19 8 14 [x] 26 9
2023 4 5 5 [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] 7 10 [x] [x] 16 12 9 7 [x] 16 [x]
2023 5 [x] [x] [x] [x] 9 [x] [x] 5 8 5 [x] 10 16 15 13 [x] 17 6
2023 6 [x] [x] 6 [x] 8 [x] [x] 10 18 [x] [x] 16 11 11 7 [x] 9 [x]
2023 7 [x] 5 [x] [x] 5 [x] 5 6 15 [x] [x] 22 12 12 7 [x] 7 [x]
2023 8 [x] [x] [x] [x] 13 [x] [x] 10 13 [x] [x] 15 22 13 8 [x] 16 [x]
2023 9 [x] [x] 6 [x] 10 [x] [x] 10 15 [x] [x] 15 16 6 6 [x] 21 [x]
2023 10 [x] [x] [x] [x] 9 [x] [x] 13 19 [x] 6 17 17 21 9 [x] 12 6
2023 11 5 5 [x] [x] 8 [x] [x] 9 19 [x] [x] 21 18 14 11 [x] 10 [x]
2023 12 [x] [x] [x] [x] 7 [x] [x] 6 12 [x] [x] 12 17 10 10 [x] 16 [x]
2024 1 [x] [x] 5 [x] 9 [x] [x] 12 23 [x] [x] 24 19 8 8 [x] 6 [x]
2024 2 [x] [x] 9 [x] 12 [x] 5 11 15 7 [x] 12 18 10 13 [x] 6 [x]
2024 3 [x] [x] [x] [x] 12 [x] 5 8 19 [x] [x] 19 13 14 7 [x] 14 [x]
2024 4 [x] 10 8 [x] 8 [x] [x] [x] 20 6 [x] 11 14 12 11 [x] 17 [x]
2024 5 [x] [x] [x] [x] 7 [x] 7 9 8 [x] [x] 12 20 9 5 [x] 9 [x]
2024 6 [x] [x] [x] [x] 8 [x] [x] 8 18 [x] 7 25 7 9 18 [x] 7 5
2024 7 [x] 5 [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] 7 19 6 [x] 15 16 14 9 [x] 5 5
2024 8 [x] [x] [x] [x] 8 [x] [x] 9 17 [x] [x] 11 11 7 5 [x] [x] [x]
2024 9 5 [x] [x] [x] 6 [x] [x] 10 6 [x] [x] 18 19 7 [x] [x] [x] [x]
2024 10 [x] [x] 5 [x] 7 [x] [x] 8 22 [x] [x] 9 16 11 8 [x] 5 [x]
2024 11 5 [x] [x] [x] 4 [x] [x] [x] 23 5 [x] 13 12 7 11 [x] [x] [x]
2024 12 [x] [x] [x] [x] 7 [x] [x] 6 11 [x] [x] 11 11 9 7 [x] [x] [x]
2025 1 [x] [x] [x] [x] 7 [x] [x] 9 18 6 5 16 10 10 7 [x] 6 7
2025 2 [x] [x] [x] [x] 9 [x] [x] 9 14 [x] [x] [x] 8 10 5 [x] [x] [x]
Not set Total 65 69 86 47 208 11 89 217 406 84 80 386 387 265 228 15 278 87