Chart 2: Public Company Assets Entering Bankruptcy in 2001 Have Been Concentrated in Industries Related to Energy, Telecommunications, and Technology

Data Source: BankruptcyData.com

Note: A total of $258.5 billion in public company assets entered bankruptcy in 2001.

This pie chart shows the percentage breakdown of publicly traded company assets entering bankruptcy in 2001, by industry sector. The breakdown of industries is as follows:

Energy-related: 33 percent
Telecommunications and Technology-related: 12 percent
Automotive-related: 4 percent
Insurance-related: 6 percent
Finance-related: 5 percent
All other: 40 percent