(Click on each month for a detailed report.)
 
BUSINESS STARTS-2002
 
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May. 
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
 # New Starts 
2,398
2,176
2,384
2,374
2,412
2,147
2,016
2,042
1,987
2,198
1,959
2,195
 % Change (M/M)
12.3
-10.3
8.7
-0.42
1.6
-12.3
-6.5
1.3
-2.8
9.6
-12.2
10.8
 % Change (Y/Y)
10.2
16.7
12.3
12.3
12.7
7.3
10.5
2.7
21.6
31.8
6.6
4.2
 Year To Date
2,398
4,574
6,958
9,332
11,744
13,891
15,907
17,949
19,936
22,134
24,093
26,288
 Prior Year
2,154
3,968
6,059
8,140
10,247
12,238
14,043
16,029
17,585
19,083
20,995
23,098
% Change (Y/T/D)
10.2
13.2
12.9
12.8
12.7
11.9
11.7
10.7
11.8
13.8
12.9
12.1
 
BUSINESS STOPS-2002
 
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May.
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
 # Stops 
613
419
488
461
406
429
434
435
466
550
492
1,004
% Change (Y/T/D)
6.0
-46.3
14.1
-5.9
-13.5
5.4
1.2
0.2
6.7
15.3
-11.8
51.0
Year To Date
613
1,033
1,520
1,981
2,387
2,816
3,250
3,685
4,151
4,701
5,193
6,197