Establishment and closure of businesses
| SIC '93 | Periods | Establishment of businesses Number of businesses (x 1000) | Establishment of businesses Persons employed (x 1000) | Closure of businesses Number of businesses (x 1000) | Closure of businesses Persons employed (x 1000) | Total number of businesses (x 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total SIC '93 | January 1st 1993 | 28,6 | 46,5 | 15,1 | 27,8 | 376300 |
| Total SIC '93 | January 1st 1995 | 32,5 | 54,6 | 14,3 | 23,2 | 386360 |
| Total SIC '93 | January 1st 2000 | 38,5 | 64,6 | . | . | 473095 |
| Total SIC '93 | January 1st 2002 | 37,5 | 58,5 | . | . | 486575 |
| C/D Mining and quarrying/manufacturing | January 1st 1993 | 2,4 | 4,4 | 1,1 | 2,6 | 41280 |
| C/D Mining and quarrying/manufacturing | January 1st 1995 | 2,3 | 4,1 | 1,4 | 2,3 | 43035 |
| C/D Mining and quarrying/manufacturing | January 1st 2000 | 2,5 | 4,9 | . | . | 45600 |
| C/D Mining and quarrying/manufacturing | January 1st 2002 | 2,2 | 3,9 | . | . | 46700 |
| F Construction | January 1st 1993 | 3,0 | 5,3 | 1,4 | 3,0 | 40875 |
| F Construction | January 1st 1995 | 4,2 | 8,3 | 1,3 | 2,2 | 43940 |
| F Construction | January 1st 2000 | 7,4 | 10,8 | . | . | 63380 |
| F Construction | January 1st 2002 | 6,6 | 9,2 | . | . | 69440 |
| 50 Sale, maintenance, repair of cars | January 1st 1993 | 0,9 | 1,4 | 0,6 | 0,9 | 19340 |
| 50 Sale, maintenance, repair of cars | January 1st 1995 | 1,2 | 1,9 | 0,4 | 1,1 | 19165 |
| 50 Sale, maintenance, repair of cars | January 1st 2000 | 1,0 | 1,6 | . | . | 23350 |
| 50 Sale, maintenance, repair of cars | January 1st 2002 | 1,1 | 1,8 | . | . | 22840 |
| 51 Wholesale trade and commission trade | January 1st 1993 | 4,7 | 7,1 | 2,4 | 4,3 | 48105 |
| 51 Wholesale trade and commission trade | January 1st 1995 | 4,9 | 8,4 | 2,1 | 3,6 | 47785 |
| 51 Wholesale trade and commission trade | January 1st 2000 | 3,4 | 6,0 | . | . | 55195 |
| 51 Wholesale trade and commission trade | January 1st 2002 | 3,9 | 6,4 | . | . | 55965 |
| 52 Retail trade (including repair) | January 1st 1993 | 4,7 | 7,8 | 3,4 | 5,9 | 87090 |
| 52 Retail trade (including repair) | January 1st 1995 | 4,8 | 7,9 | 3,1 | 4,4 | 85325 |
| 52 Retail trade (including repair) | January 1st 2000 | 3,6 | 5,5 | . | . | 85720 |
| 52 Retail trade (including repair) | January 1st 2002 | 4,5 | 7,0 | . | . | 80730 |
| H Hotels and restaurants | January 1st 1993 | 1,8 | 3,6 | 1,2 | 2,3 | 37220 |
| H Hotels and restaurants | January 1st 1995 | 1,5 | 3,3 | 1,2 | 2,3 | 36785 |
| H Hotels and restaurants | January 1st 2000 | 1,3 | 3,2 | . | . | 39745 |
| H Hotels and restaurants | January 1st 2002 | 1,5 | 3,8 | . | . | 37140 |
| I Transport, storage and communication | January 1st 1993 | 1,4 | 2,5 | 0,8 | 2,6 | 21835 |
| I Transport, storage and communication | January 1st 1995 | 2,1 | 4,2 | 0,9 | 1,5 | 22125 |
| I Transport, storage and communication | January 1st 2000 | 2,1 | 4,1 | . | . | 27585 |
| I Transport, storage and communication | January 1st 2002 | 1,6 | 2,7 | . | . | 27855 |
| 74 Commercial services | January 1st 1993 | 6,8 | 10,2 | 2,8 | 4,1 | 53365 |
| 74 Commercial services | January 1st 1995 | 8,3 | 11,6 | 2,8 | 4,3 | 58890 |
| 74 Commercial services | January 1st 2000 | 11,7 | 18,7 | . | . | 89460 |
| 74 Commercial services | January 1st 2002 | 11,2 | 17,3 | . | . | 98535 |
| 71/72/90 Letting of property and ICT | January 1st 1993 | 1,4 | 2,1 | 0,6 | 1,0 | 10440 |
| 71/72/90 Letting of property and ICT | January 1st 1995 | 1,7 | 2,8 | 0,6 | 0,7 | 11005 |
| 71/72/90 Letting of property and ICT | January 1st 2000 | 3,8 | 7,5 | . | . | 19070 |
| 71/72/90 Letting of property and ICT | January 1st 2002 | 2,7 | 4,0 | . | . | 22810 |
| 93 Other services | January 1st 1993 | 1,4 | 2,0 | 0,7 | 1,0 | 16750 |
| 93 Other services | January 1st 1995 | 1,5 | 1,8 | 0,5 | 0,7 | 18305 |
| 93 Other services | January 1st 2000 | 1,7 | 2,3 | . | . | 24000 |
| 93 Other services | January 1st 2002 | 2,1 | 2,4 | . | . | 24560 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
Table explanation
Establishment and closure of enterprises by economic
activities (SIC '93)
1993 - 2002
Changed on May 13 2008.
Frequency: Discontinued.
activities (SIC '93)
1993 - 2002
Changed on May 13 2008.
Frequency: Discontinued.
Description topics
- Establishment of businesses
- Establishment of enterprises by economic activity.
Establishment of an enterprise implies a new entry in the population of
enterprises, not the continuation of one or more existing enterprises.- Number of businesses
- Persons employed
- Closure of businesses
- Closure of enterprises by economic activity.
Closure of an enterprise implies discontinuation of all activities or
marginalisation of the enterprise (no persons employed for more than 15
hours a week).- Number of businesses
- Persons employed
- Total number of businesses
- Detailed data on the number of enterprises is presented in other
publications on Demography of enterprises. These publications contain
elaborate information on the number of enterprises and branches by
economic activity, number of employees, legal form and region.