The United States in April the number of corporate bankruptcies jumped 49%.

<P> 6 U.S. research survey released, in April U.S. companies filed for bankruptcy protection cases reached 5173, jumped 49% from a year earlier, the biggest monthly increase since the beginning of this year. .</ P> <P> Jupiter eSources order according to court records obtained data also show that in April the U.S. companies and the total number of cases of personal bankruptcy filings rose 31% to 93,000. .</ P> <P> The agency predicted that the credit crisis and the slowdown of U.S. economic growth, U.S. companies this year and the total number of personal bankruptcy case will reach about 1.1 million, far exceeding the 827 000 2007 .Parts and 2006 590 000. .</ P> <P> U.S. government data showed U.S. economic growth has slowed for two consecutive quarters, while the first 4 months this year, U.S. non-farm sector jobs, without exception, declined. .These data indicate business and personal bankruptcies this year, the situation is not optimistic. .</ P>.