|
Monthly Business Bankruptcy Filings by Chapter
2004 to Present
|
Month
|
Chapter 7
|
Chapter 11
|
Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
|
Month Total
|
|
Total 2008
|
13,057
|
3,479
|
166
|
1,814
|
18,516
|
|
06-2008
|
2,294
|
560
|
29
|
305
|
3,188
|
|
05-2008
|
2,433
|
572
|
24
|
335
|
3,364
|
|
04-2008
|
2,316
|
526
|
32
|
300
|
3,174
|
|
03-2008
|
2,151
|
548
|
30
|
310
|
3,039
|
|
02-2008
|
2,009
|
632
|
25
|
281
|
2,947
|
|
01-2008
|
1,854
|
641
|
26
|
283
|
2,804
|
|
Total 2007
|
18,782
|
5,738
|
376
|
3,439
|
28,335
|
|
12-2007
|
1,780
|
419
|
25
|
297
|
2,521
|
|
11-2007
|
1,757
|
660
|
25
|
283
|
2,725
|
|
10-2007
|
1,906
|
535
|
27
|
317
|
2,785
|
|
9-2007
|
1,583
|
364
|
20
|
277
|
2,244
|
|
8-2007
|
1,652
|
548
|
29
|
342
|
2,571
|
|
7-2007
|
1,623
|
502
|
22
|
237
|
2,384
|
|
6-2007
|
1,474
|
470
|
35
|
290
|
2,269
|
|
5-2007
|
1,572
|
521
|
51
|
271
|
2,415
|
|
4-2007
|
1,328
|
443
|
28
|
273
|
2,072
|
|
3-2007
|
1,512
|
458
|
58
|
323
|
2,351
|
|
2-2007
|
1,302
|
398
|
32
|
261
|
1,993
|
|
1-2007
|
1,293
|
420
|
24
|
268
|
2,005
|
|
Total 2006
|
11,923
|
4,651
|
348
|
2,748
|
19,690
|
|
12-2006
|
1,249
|
380
|
29
|
251
|
1,909
|
|
11-2006
|
1,228
|
366
|
26
|
271
|
1,891
|
|
10-2006
|
1,147
|
441
|
19
|
246
|
1,853
|
|
9-2006
|
1,058
|
378
|
31
|
251
|
1,718
|
|
8-2006
|
1,167
|
422
|
27
|
223
|
1,839
|
|
7-2006
|
986
|
349
|
38
|
242
|
1,615
|
|
6-2006
|
998
|
343
|
32
|
253
|
1,626
|
|
5-2006
|
1,041
|
364
|
34
|
249
|
1,688
|
|
4-2006
|
903
|
349
|
32
|
224
|
1,508
|
|
3-2006
|
903
|
500
|
36
|
235
|
1,674
|
|
2-2006
|
680
|
430
|
25
|
179
|
1,314
|
|
1-2006
|
573
|
336
|
19
|
127
|
1,055
|
|
Total 2005
|
28,006
|
5,923
|
380
|
3,808
|
39,117
|
|
12-2005
|
533
|
518
|
23
|
132
|
1,206
|
|
11-2005
|
292
|
294
|
16
|
76
|
678
|
|
10-2005
|
8,876
|
880
|
48
|
100
|
10,904
|
|
9-2005
|
2,929
|
453
|
27
|
462
|
3,871
|
|
8-2005
|
2,182
|
445
|
27
|
389
|
3,043
|
|
7-2005
|
1,739
|
423
|
29
|
373
|
2,564
|
|
6-2005
|
1,997
|
447
|
47
|
361
|
2,852
|
|
5-2005
|
2,015
|
453
|
23
|
378
|
2,869
|
|
4-2005
|
2,116
|
488
|
39
|
387
|
3,030
|
|
3-2005
|
2,114
|
469
|
46
|
412
|
3,041
|
|
2-2005
|
1,552
|
548
|
21
|
332
|
2,453
|
|
1-2005
|
1,661
|
505
|
34
|
406
|
2,606
|
|
Total 2004
|
20,192
|
9,186
|
108
|
4,701
|
34,187
|
|
12-2004
|
1,613
|
478
|
28
|
371
|
2,490
|
|
11-2004
|
1,718
|
496
|
38
|
350
|
2,602
|
|
10-2004
|
1,682
|
569
|
5
|
383
|
2,639
|
|
9-2004
|
1,594
|
474
|
3
|
401
|
2,472
|
|
8-2004
|
1,722
|
485
|
1
|
383
|
2,591
|
|
7-2004
|
1,693
|
435
|
5
|
410
|
2,543
|
|
6-2004
|
1,784
|
580
|
3
|
389
|
2,756
|
|
5-2004
|
1,592
|
610
|
3
|
414
|
2,619
|
|
4-2004
|
1,880
|
597
|
4
|
412
|
2,893
|
|
3-2004
|
1,913
|
3,157
|
12
|
409
|
5,491
|
|
2-2004
|
1,548
|
673
|
0
|
392
|
2,613
|
|
1-2004
|
1,453
|
632
|
6
|
387
|
2,478
|
Statistics from The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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