It's true there's more businesses ending up insolvent than ever, but with there being more businesses than ever, that's not really a surprise.
Samples often need normalisation before we can start comparing them.
Not putting numbers in context is one of the biggest sources of political trickery.
Samples often need normalisation before we can start comparing them.
Not putting numbers in context is one of the biggest sources of political trickery.
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You can find it here:
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/business-indicators/counts-australian-businesses-including-entries-and-exits/latest-release#seasonally-adjusted-data
Oh, and you know how we said the statistic is "mostly" true? That's because they're generally saying "small businesses", but the number they use is ALL businesses.
https://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/find-a-document/statistics/insolvency-statistics/
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