Tokyo Shoko Research company data released on the 8th, this year's collapse of the first half of the number of firms in Japan the first time in 6 years more than 8000.

Data show that this year, 1-6 months, a total of 8169 All-Japan business failures than the 8.2 percent increase over the same period the previous year, for 4 consecutive years of increase in the same period last year. The only statistics the amount of liabilities in the ¥ 10,000,000 (¥ 95 about 1 U.S. dollars) more than the number of failed companies.

Collapse in all enterprises, mostly small and medium enterprises, the number for 8122, an increase of 8.3%. In addition, the number of listed companies by the collapse of the same period last year of 18 to 6.

The data also show that the closure of the first half of Japan's debt amounted to 4.6853 trillion yen, an increase of 47.3%. Among them, the total liabilities of 100 billion yen for the closure of 70 enterprises, an increase of 66.6%.

Into the statistics in all 10 industries, six industries have closed down year-on-year increase in the number of businesses there. Among them, the collapse of the largest manufacturing enterprises to 1454, an increase of 30.5%; followed by the real estate business, for 346, an increase of 25.3%. Information and communication, wholesale trade, transport and service enterprises, such as the collapse of the number of the same period last year also increased by 10.1%, 9.5%, 8.8% and 9.5% respectively.

In addition, the collapse of agriculture, forestry, mining and fisheries to 32 the number of enterprises, up 23.8 percent reduction, the number of retail businesses to close down 858, up 4.9 percent reduction, the number of firms in the construction industry to the closure of 2100, the same period last year declined by 0.9%. Finance and insurance industry, the number of the closure of 54 enterprises with the same time last year.

Japan, another investigative body database empire Data said that this year 1-6 months, a total of 7023 Japanese business failures, an increase of 16.6 percent, liabilities amounted to 4.5941 trillion yen, an increase of 52.2 percent. Among them, the number of listed companies for the collapse of 18 for the first half of the history of the second high.

Empire database pointed out that financial and economic crisis as a result of demand as a result of the recession, manufacturing and real estate industry, many companies in trouble, this is the first half of this increase in the number of Japan's closure of the main reasons for enterprises.

The agency believes that the impact of Japanese companies operating conditions of employment of the principal risks of environmental degradation, intensified price competition, consumer downturn and the possible re-emergence of deflation of prices such as crude oil and raw materials. Therefore, the collapse of Japan's future may continue to increase the number of enterprises.

2009-7-10