The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell 14.2% year-on-year to 1,064 cases in August, Tokyo Shoko Research said on Wednesday.
The construction sector had the highest number of bankruptcy cases, totaling 313, followed by the other services sector at 219. The manufacturing sector registered a total of 153 bankruptcy cases.
On a monthly basis, the total number of corporate bankruptcies decreased 0.1% in August.
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