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Monthly Business Bankruptcy Filings by Chapter
2004 to Present
|
Month
|
Chapter 7
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Chapter 11
|
Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Month/Year Total
|
|
Total 2009
|
41,962
|
13,683
|
544
|
4,500
|
60,689
|
|
12-2009
|
3,737
|
955
|
44
|
362
|
5,098
|
|
11-2009
|
3,186
|
1,038
|
53
|
328
|
4,605
|
|
10-2009
|
3,681
|
1,183
|
51
|
372
|
5,287
|
|
9-2009
|
3,523
|
963
|
50
|
378
|
4,914
|
|
8-2009
|
3,539
|
975
|
43
|
349
|
4,906
|
|
7-2009
|
3,800
|
1,134
|
62
|
444
|
5,440
|
|
6-2009
|
3,693
|
1,270
|
46
|
390
|
5,399
|
|
5-2009
|
3,440
|
1,209
|
44
|
379
|
5,072
|
|
4-2009
|
3,601
|
1,505
|
49
|
427
|
5,582
|
|
3-2009
|
3,660
|
1,429
|
42
|
394
|
5,525
|
|
2-2009
|
3,102
|
1,005
|
25
|
345
|
4,477
|
|
1-2009
|
3,000
|
1,017
|
35
|
332
|
4,384
|
|
Total 2008
|
30,097
|
9,290
|
347
|
3,854
|
43,588
|
|
12-2008
|
3,251
|
1,059
|
37
|
339
|
4,686
|
|
11-2008
|
2,640
|
1,009
|
25
|
317
|
3,991
|
|
10-2008
|
3,050
|
882
|
29
|
352
|
4,313
|
|
09-2008
|
2,786
|
760
|
30
|
316
|
3,892
|
|
08-2008
|
2,566
|
1,009
|
27
|
339
|
3,941
|
|
07-2008
|
2,615
|
729
|
33
|
345
|
3,722
|
|
06-2008
|
2,309
|
706
|
29
|
320
|
3,364
|
|
05-2008
|
2,450
|
677
|
24
|
339
|
3,490
|
|
04-2008
|
2,390
|
602
|
32
|
309
|
3,333
|
|
03-2008
|
2,166
|
576
|
30
|
312
|
3,084
|
|
02-2008
|
2,011
|
634
|
25
|
282
|
2,952
|
|
01-2008
|
1,863
|
647
|
26
|
284
|
2,820
|
|
Total 2007
|
18,755
|
5,764
|
364
|
3,412
|
28,295
|
|
12-2007
|
1,798
|
422
|
25
|
300
|
2,545
|
|
11-2007
|
1,761
|
676
|
25
|
281
|
2,743
|
|
10-2007
|
1,906
|
536
|
27
|
318
|
2,787
|
|
9-2007
|
1,557
|
358
|
20
|
269
|
2,204
|
|
8-2007
|
1,641
|
546
|
29
|
340
|
2,556
|
|
7-2007
|
1,618
|
506
|
22
|
235
|
2,381
|
|
6-2007
|
1,477
|
471
|
35
|
287
|
2,270
|
|
5-2007
|
1,567
|
520
|
51
|
272
|
2,410
|
|
4-2007
|
1,329
|
443
|
27
|
274
|
2,073
|
|
3-2007
|
1,504
|
451
|
47
|
308
|
2,310
|
|
2-2007
|
1,304
|
397
|
32
|
261
|
1,994
|
|
1-2007
|
1,293
|
438
|
24
|
267
|
2,022
|
|
Total 2006
|
12,057
|
4,831
|
361
|
2,764
|
20,013
|
|
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
|
1,068
|
392
|
31
|
248
|
1,739
|
|
8-2006
|
1,177
|
444
|
26
|
224
|
1,871
|
|
7-2006
|
1,004
|
356
|
40
|
244
|
1,644
|
|
6-2006
|
1,002
|
355
|
35
|
253
|
1,645
|
|
5-2006
|
1,042
|
374
|
36
|
253
|
1,705
|
|
4-2006
|
912
|
362
|
32
|
227
|
1,533
|
|
3-2006
|
944
|
563
|
40
|
241
|
1,788
|
|
2-2006
|
692
|
448
|
26
|
180
|
1,346
|
|
1-2006
|
592
|
350
|
21
|
126
|
1,089
|
|
Total 2005
|
28,130
|
5,932
|
382
|
4,781
|
39,225
|
|
12-2005
|
565
|
543
|
26
|
131
|
1,265
|
|
11-2005
|
309
|
292
|
16
|
77
|
694
|
|
10-2005
|
8,951
|
866
|
47
|
1,073
|
10,937
|
|
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
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Statistics from The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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