Lanzarote had exactly 5,000 companies in February of this year and since then its number has been increasing, adding 36 new businesses by the end of May.
However, in June there has been a decrease for the first time in four months to the 5,017 companies that currently exist on the island, according to figures published by the Lanzarote Data Center based on Social Security statistics.
The municipality that has lost the most companies has been San Bartolomé, where 14 businesses have closed. The current total for the municipality that includes Playa Honda is 475 companies.
Arrecife, in second place, has lost 9 businesses during June, bringing its total to 1,903 companies at present.
Haría has one less company, so its total amounts to 110 and Teguise has lost three, so it remains at 726 businesses.
For its part, the business fabric of Tías has not undergone changes and continues to have the 1,070 companies that were counted the previous month.
The only municipalities that have increased their number of businesses have been Tinajo, which has added three companies in June to 138, and Yaiza, where there are now three more companies than there were in May. The total for the southern municipality currently amounts to 651 companies.
The decrease in the number of companies during June has occurred on all the islands of the Canary archipelago.
