|
Quarterly Business Bankruptcy Filings by Chapter
from Q1 2000 through Q3 2011
|
Quarter
|
Chapter 7
|
Chapter 11
|
Chapter 12
|
Chapter 13
|
Q Total
|
|
Q3 2011
|
8,388
|
2,245
|
161
|
902
|
11,696
|
|
Q2 2011
|
8,751
|
2,590
|
166
|
897
|
12,404
|
|
Q1 2011
|
8,670
|
2,621
|
183
|
975
|
12,449
|
|
Q4 2010
|
9,328
|
2,712
|
166
|
1,030
|
13,236
|
|
Q3 2010
|
9,863
|
2,925
|
202
|
1,039
|
14,029
|
|
Q2 2010
|
10,363
|
2,861
|
194
|
1,094
|
14,512
|
|
Q1 2010
|
10,132
|
3,308
|
163
|
1,067
|
14,670
|
|
Q4 2009
|
10,604
|
3,176
|
148
|
1,062
|
14,990
|
|
Q3 2009
|
10,862
|
3,072
|
155
|
1,171
|
15,260
|
|
Q2 2009
|
10,734
|
3,984
|
139
|
1,196
|
16,053
|
|
Q1 2009
|
9,762
|
3,451
|
102
|
1,071
|
14,386
|
|
Q4 2008
|
8,943
|
2,951
|
91
|
1,008
|
12,993
|
|
Q3 2008
|
7,967
|
2,498
|
90
|
1,000
|
11,555
|
|
Q2 2008
|
7,164
|
1,987
|
85
|
970
|
10,206
|
|
Q1 2008
|
6,040
|
1,857
|
81
|
878
|
8,856
|
|
Q4 2007
|
5,465
|
1,634
|
77
|
899
|
8,075
|
|
Q3 2007
|
4,816
|
1,410
|
71
|
844
|
7,141
|
|
Q2 2007
|
4,373
|
1,434
|
113
|
833
|
6,753
|
|
Q1 2007
|
4,101
|
1,286
|
103
|
836
|
6,326
|
|
Q4 2006
|
3,624
|
1,187
|
74
|
768
|
5,653
|
|
Q3 2006
|
3,249
|
1,192
|
97
|
716
|
5,254
|
|
Q2 2006
|
2,956
|
1,091
|
103
|
733
|
4,883
|
|
Q1 2006
|
2,228
|
1,361
|
87
|
547
|
4,223
|
|
Q4 2005
|
9,825
|
1,701
|
89
|
1,281
|
12,896
|
|
Q3 2005
|
6,832
|
1,310
|
83
|
1,216
|
9,441
|
|
Q2 2005
|
6,092
|
1,384
|
109
|
1,125
|
8,710
|
|
Q1 2005
|
5,281
|
1,521
|
99
|
1,150
|
8,051
|
|
Q4 2004
|
5,013
|
1,543
|
71
|
1,104
|
7,731
|
|
Q3 2004
|
4,990
|
1,383
|
9
|
1,178
|
7,560
|
|
Q2 2004
|
5,225
|
1,779
|
10
|
1,195
|
8,209
|
|
Q1 2004
|
4,902
|
4,455
|
18
|
1,162
|
10,537
|
|
Q4 2003
|
5,066
|
1,806
|
195
|
1,209
|
8,276
|
|
Q3 2003
|
5,079
|
2,033
|
74
|
1,248
|
8,434
|
|
Q2 2003
|
5,383
|
2,348
|
279
|
1,293
|
9,303
|
|
Q1 2003
|
5,026
|
2,245
|
162
|
1,358
|
8,814
|
|
Q4 2002
|
5,472
|
2,548
|
179
|
1,274
|
9,500
|
|
Q3 2002
|
5,405
|
2,472
|
151
|
1,392
|
9,433
|
|
Q2 2002
|
5,693
|
2,477
|
137
|
1,350
|
9,695
|
|
Q1 2002
|
5,681
|
2,761
|
17
|
1,308
|
9,775
|
|
Q4 2001
|
5,708
|
2,959
|
17
|
1,310
|
10,013
|
|
Q3 2001
|
5,687
|
2,274
|
194
|
1,375
|
9,537
|
|
Q2 2001
|
6,188
|
2,614
|
160
|
1,350
|
10,330
|
|
Q1 2001
|
5,797
|
2,770
|
12
|
1,418
|
10,005
|
|
Q4 2000
|
5,023
|
2,107
|
13
|
1,259
|
8,413
|
|
Q3 2000
|
4,840
|
2,015
|
19
|
1,326
|
8,211
|
|
Q2 2000
|
5,087
|
2,530
|
201
|
1,415
|
9,243
|
|
Q1 2000
|
5,314
|
2,531
|
169
|
1,436
|
9,456
|
Statistics from The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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