Business Failures, by Industry statistics


	Number				Number					Number			Number	Rate per 10,000 Firms				Rate per 10,000 Firms					Rate per 10,000 Firms
Industry /1
	1985	1986	1987	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1985	1986	1987	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998


Total	57,253	61,616	61,111	50,361	60,747	88,140	97,069	86,133	71,558	71,128	71,931	84,342	71,857	115	120	102	65	74	107	110	109	86	82	80	89	76

Agriculture, forestry, fishing	2,699	2,649	3,766	1,540	1,733	2,256	2,871	2,289	1,880	2,231	2,723	2,977	2,547	197	175	194	49	50	65	80	64	62	85	102	103	47
Mining	796	921	627	351	388	411	430	310	241	200	189	163	173	193	223	148	79	88	95	99	73	62	57	60	52	58
Construction	7,005	7,109	6,735	7,120	8,162	11,963	12,452	10,552	8,341	9,158	9,801	11,057	9,568	109	108	92	86	91	128	129	109	92	106	112	118	102

Manufacturing	4,869	4,772	4,273	3,933	4,740	6,595	7,120	6,163	4,652	4,383	4,093	4,224	3,314	119	114	95	79	92	127	131	114	90	88	83	81	64
Food and kindred products	261	239	191	216	232	305	350	299	207	216	230	221	176	127	113	87	87	91	122	133	116	83	91	93	86	70
Textile mill products	110	72	73	75	102	143	171	149	100	117	126	126	90	129	82	77	72	97	135	158	139	99	122	139	131	93
Apparel, other textile products	338	287	265	204	318	505	566	567	409	394	359	358	274	128	108	96	73	114	177	191	191	146	151	141	134	103
Lumber and wood products	415	392	374	368	420	576	554	440	327	318	375	397	127	136	125	107	91	97	129	122	98	86	89	107	107	33
Furniture and fixtures	236	244	200	253	258	383	398	305	235	229	184	161	43	161	164	128	154	151	223	226	174	140	144	120	100	27
Paper and allied products	55	46	60	46	68	86	88	86	71	51	57	46	(NA)	100	81	101	72	105	129	128	124	104	76	84	63	(NA)
Printing and publishing	659	606	633	679	734	1,062	1,245	1,059	821	815	696	772	605	94	85	79	71	74	105	118	100	77	81	69	74	60
Chemicals and allied products	172	129	116	102	139	207	219	169	142	126	123	112	82	126	92	79	63	86	128	129	101	89	81	78	66	47
Petroleum refining and coal prod	26	35	21	21	21	33	35	17	15	14	14	13	9	145	189	106	83	83	137	161	78	73	67	64	56	38
Rubber and misc products	157	145	145	109	158	209	185	197	152	128	156	121	94	117	103	101	71	101	134	113	119	93	80	98	74	58
Leather and leather products	47	48	34	30	40	40	35	43	44	28	32	32	27	130	137	96	84	113	114	95	120	133	92	110	105	88
Stone, clay, and glass products	159	164	164	114	161	220	215	168	133	125	106	122	84	98	101	94	59	80	111	107	85	74	74	64	70	47
Primary metal products	122	133	107	71	115	145	141	95	83	59	59	67	57	169	177	135	79	123	157	152	104	93	69	71	79	67
Fabricated metal products	484	528	461	374	397	593	662	584	399	354	311	311	242	125	132	111	87	90	135	145	128	90	83	73	71	55
Machinery, exc electric	721	739	639	511	656	823	951	860	615	565	486	511	456	110	111	91	67	84	105	117	107	79	75	65	66	58
Electric and electronic	329	332	262	256	287	380	421	327	272	255	217	228	189	154	151	113	104	114	149	157	124	108	104	88	87	72
Transportation equipment	197	226	175	190	242	318	263	229	168	160	154	140	104	165	185	131	117	147	198	158	140	113	114	109	93	69
Instruments and related equipment	110	140	112	108	120	192	175	157	150	121	92	116	70	85	103	78	66	68	106	92	83	82	68	52	60	36
Miscellaneous	271	267	241	206	272	375	446	412	309	308	316	368	310	101	97	76	58	74	98	106	97	73	76	74	78	64

Transportation, public utilities	2,536	2,565	2,236	2,115	2,630	3,891	3,922	3,102	2,454	2,733	3,362	4,402	3,824	151	140	109	82	94	134	126	99	77	90	107	132	115
Wholesale trade	4,836	4,869	4,336	3,687	4,423	6,170	6,744	6,014	4,648	4,149	3,957	3,912	3,138	102	100	82	66	77	109	113	73	75	71	69	67	56
Retail trade	13,494	13,620	12,240	11,120	12,972	17,242	19,084	15,661	12,602	12,952	13,476	15,132	12,640	109	110	81	56	65	90	76	78	66	73	72	79	70
Finance, insurance, real estate	2,676	2,797	2,550	2,932	3,819	5,962	6,260	4,989	3,939	4,293	4,138	4,634	3,261	62	65	54	47	60	90	87	68	53	60	57	62	43
Services	16,649	20,967	23,802	13,679	16,119	22,852	26,871	24,371	20,619	21,850	22,928	29,752	28,547	115	139	128	53	49	87	93	65	50	54	59	73	72
Public administration	12	20	13	9	10	20	30	24	19	24	23	27	25	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Nonclassifiable establishments	1,681	1,327	533	3,875	5,751	10,778	11,285	12,658	12,163	9,221	7,241	8,062	4,820	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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877. Business Failures, by Industry