The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. Year Percentage of employers or self-employed declaring bankruptcy 1941 47 1942 49 1943 53 1944 47 1945 51 1946 69 1947 63 1948 68 1949 71 1950 69 1951 58 1952 62 1953 57 1954 61 1955 63 1956 49 1957 49 1958 55 1959 51 1960 48 1961 51 1962 55 1963 49 1964 43 1965 44 1966 43 1967 44 1968 42 1969 50 1970 50 1971 53 1972 53 1973 56 1974 59 1975 62 1976 52 1977 46 1978 50 1979 46 1980 56 1981 45 1982 48 1983 34 1984 34 1985 44 1986 36 Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz