U.S. Department
of Justice
Text Version Of Figure 4
Figure 4
Percentage of Notifications Resulting in Merger Challenges*
This figure is a graphical representation of the data in the following table.
| Year | EU Percentage | U.S. Percentage of Notifications |
| 1996 | 5 | 2 |
| 1997 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 9 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 14 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2.5** |
* Includes prohibition, withdrawals, and approvals with undertakings.
** Includes unofficial 2001 FTC figures.
Updated September 17, 2015