Total bankruptcy filings in February, 2012 was 104,400 or 19% more than January. The total is 5% less than February, 2011. Prof. Bob Lawless points out very nicely that there is typically an upward spike in February. You can get his post on Credit Slips here.
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | % | 2011 | % | 2012 | |||
| Jan | 55,200 | 70,300 | 89,000 | 102,600 | 15% | 102,200 | 0% | 87,900 | -14% | |
| Feb | 58,800 | 79,500 | 102,000 | 117,800 | 15% | 109,600 | -7% | 104,400 | -5% | |
| March | 73,100 | 90,400 | 131,000 | 159,200 | 22% | 146,400 | -8% | |||
| April | 67,800 | 93,200 | 128,700 | 146,200 | 14% | 129,800 | -11% | |||
| May | 69,900 | 89,700 | 120,400 | 133,500 | 11% | 122,800 | -8% | |||
| June | 67,300 | 89,900 | 124,800 | 133,850 | 7% | 120,700 | -10% | |||
| July | 69,100 | 96,400 | 130,500 | 134,600 | 3% | 110,200 | -18% | |||
| Aug | 77,100 | 94,300 | 120,000 | 135,600 | 13% | 120,900 | -11% | |||
| Sept | 67,500 | 96,200 | 125,500 | 134,000 | 7% | 110,400 | -18% | |||
| Oct | 81,200 | 108,900 | 130,200 | 129,700 | 0% | 111,500 | -14% | |||
| Nov | 74,200 | 91,400 | 115,500 | 118,100 | 2% | 98,500 | -17% | |||
| Dec | 65,900 | 95,900 | 117,000 | 114,700 | -2% | 96,500 | -16% | |||
| 827,100 | 1,096,100 | 1,434,600 | 1,559,850 | 9% | 1,379,500 | -12% |