Bankruptcy filings totaled 1,032,326 nationwide for calendar year 2013 (Jan. 1-Dec. 31), a 13 percent decrease from the 1,186,137 total filings in calendar year 2012, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. The 988,215 total noncommercial filings during calendar year 2013 represented a 12 percent drop from the noncommercial filing total of 1,128,173 during calendar year 2012. Total commercial filings during calendar year 2013 (Jan. 1-Dec. 31) were 44,111, a 24 percent drop from the 57,964 filings during the same period in 2012.
The 66,478 total bankruptcy filings for the month of December 2013 represented a 12 percent decrease from the 75,691 filings in December 2012. The 63,601 total noncommercial filings for December also represented a 12 percent drop from the December 2012 noncommercial filing total of 71,892. Total commercial filings for December 2013 were 2,877, a 24 percent decrease from the 3,799 filings recorded during the same period in 2012. Commercial chapter 11 filings dropped by 31 percent, as the number of chapter 11 filings in December 2012 (565) fell to 391 in December 2013. Average total filings per day in December 2013 were 2,145, a 12 percent decrease from the 2,442 total daily filings in December 2012.