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U.S. markets recover from steep losses
OTTAWA, March 24 (UPI) -- Personal bankruptcy filings in Canada rose 2.9 percent on a monthly basis in January from December to 10,208, the federal overseer in Ottawa reported Tuesday.
The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada said, on an annual basis, that represents a 12-month increase of 15.8 percent for a total of 17,704 bankruptcy claims during the period.
On the corporate side, bankruptcy filings were up 2.5 percent on a month-to-month basis to 567, the report said. However, on a 12-month basis, insolvency filings were down 2.6 percent to 7,577.
Regionally on an annual basis, the province of Quebec led the country in personal bankruptcies, up 14.3 percent to 34,595. Ontario was second, up 18.1 percent to 51,352, the agency said.
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