(Click on each month for a detailed report.)
 
BUSINESS STARTS-2003
 
May
 # New Starts 
2,525
2,125
2,458
2,182
2,199
2,350
2,171
1,924
2,289
2,217
1,933
2,150
 % Change (M/M)
13.1
-18.8
13.5
-12.6
0.8
6.4
-8.2
-12.8
15.9
-3.2
-14.7
10.1
 % Change (Y/Y)
5.0
-2.4
3.0
-8.8
-9.7
8.6
7.1
-6.1
13.2
0.9
-1.3
-2.1
 Year To Date
2,525
4,650
7,108
9,290
11,489
13,839
16,010
17,934
20,223
22,440
24,373
26,523
 Prior Year
2,398
4,574
6,958
9,332
11,744
13,891
15,907
17,949
19,936
22,134
24,093
26,288
% Change (Y/T/D)
5.0
1.6
2.1
-0.5
-2.2
-0.4
0.6
-0.08
1.4
1.4
1.1
0.9
 
BUSINESS STOPS-2003
 
Feb.
 # Stops 
585
499
1,305
1,345
855
706
617
610
682
752
746
1,934
% Change (Y/T/D)
-71.6
-17.2
61.8
3.0
-57.3
-21.1
-14.4
-1.1
10.6
9.3
-0.8
61.4
Year To Date
585
1,084
2,389
3,734
4,589
5,295
5,912
6,522
7,204
7,956
8,702
10,636