There were 51 companies from the construction sector going into administration in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 89 in the same period a year before – a 43% drop, year-on-year.
It was the fourth consecutive reduction of administrations for construction.
By comparison, administrations in the retail sector fell a more modest 9% in Q2, while they rose by 4% in manufacturing and by 9% in the property sector.
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