# Statistics South Africa says the number of liquidations fell by 0.8-percent in August compared to the same month last year. The data shows liquidations of close corporations dropped by eleven cases, while company liquidations increased by ten. Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says liquidations rose by nearly eight-percent in the three months ending August and increased by 1.5-percent in the first eight months of this year compared with last year:
Stats SA reports slight decline in liquidations for August [SOUND]
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