1. Natality and mortality rate of the italian firms registered at the Chamber of Commerce. III Trimester 2006.
spread by Unioncamere on the basis of Movimprese, the quarterly survey on the Chamber of Commerce Register quarterly survey on the firm registry by Infocamere- the information associated company of the Italian Chambers of Commerce.

2. from July to September 2006 the Italian entrepreneur rank and file increased of units, %
registrations
firms that closed down

3. THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK
year
registration %
Shuts-down %
Quarterly growing rate %
2000
1.46
0.77
0.69
2001
1.39
0.97
0.42
2002
1.07
0.39
2003
1.28
0.85
0.43
2004
0.88
0.52
2005
1.40
0.94
0.46
2006
1.29
0.96
0.33

4. Juridical Status of Firms
Registrations
Relative value
Shuts down
Quarterly growing rate III trim 2006 %
companies
20.4
8.3
0.97
societies
13.3
13.9
0.18
Individual firms
63.6
75.8
0.17
Other form of firms
2.7
2.0
0.48

5. Companies has got a longer life than individual firms
It’s good to outlined as 55,4% of the positive balance ( units) was determined from capital companies which grow above the average.
This growing rate is due to
a registration rate of 1.4% above the stock value
a shut- down rate 10.7% lower than that stock value.
Companies has got a longer life than individual firms

6. TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS North west 26.1 26.7 0.31 North east 19.8 20.5
Geographical position
registrations
Shuts down
Quarterly growing rate III trim 2006
North west
26.1
26.7
0.31
North east
19.8
20.5
0.29
Centre
22.3
20.0
0.47
South and islands
31.8
32.8

7. in relative and absolute terms, the major contribution was given from Central Italy: new units, with a growing rate equal to 0,47% compared to the existing firms at the end of June ( all the other areas registered a growing rate below the Italian average)

8. Balance of the sectors

9. Balance of the sectors

10. Almost a third of the increased number of firms is due to the building industry, that with new firms explains 32,5% of the total balance. Important is also the contribution of Real Estate Agency and Hotels & Restaurant that with a partial balance respectively of and 2715 units explains 14.7% and 13.4% of the total balance. Together these three sectors determined 60,6% of the total balance.