Business insolvency in France increased slightly on an annual basis in May, while compared to 2019, before the health crisis, it remained at a lower level of 37.2%, the Banque de France reported on Monday. In the 12-month period ending in late May 2022, 32,109 companies were declared insolvent, which is 9.2% more than in the previous 12 months.
Only the number of failures in Mayremains around 3000, as in general since the beginning of the year“- it is mentioned in its press release of the Central Bank of France. Due to the temporary suspension of some proceedings by state commercial courts to ease the cash flow of companies during the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of bankruptcies in France in 2021 fell to about 27,000 from more than 50,000 per year. years before the health crisis.
In May, as in April, insolvency recovery mainly affected very small businesses (TPEs), growing by 29.2% year-on-year. By sector, growth is more pronounced in the transport and storage sector (+ 23.2%), a range that includes home delivery services that have experienced impressive growth during detention.
Bankruptcy in industry also increased significantly by 15.4% և 14.3%, respectively, and growth in the construction sector was 12.9%.
Source: Le Figaro
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