Office of the Secretary of the State

 
(Click on each month for a detailed report.)
 
BUSINESS STARTS-2004
 
May. 
 # New Starts 
2,580
2,329
3,109
2,539
2,257
2,451
2,283
2,363
2,187
2,198
2,188
2,109
 % Change (M/M)
16.7
-10.8
25.1
-22.4
-12.5
7.9
-7.4
3.4
-8.0
0.5
-0.5
-3.7
 % Change (Y/Y)
2.1
8.8
20.9
14.1
2.6
4.1
4.9
18.6
-4.7
-0.9
11.7
-1.9
 Year To Date
2,580
4,909
8,018
10,557
12,814
15,265
17,548
19,911
22,098
24,296
26,484
28,593
 Prior Year
2,525
4,650
7,108
9,290
11,489
13,839
16,010
17,934
20,223
22,440
24,373
26,523
% Change (Y/T/D)
2.1
5.3
11.3
12.0
10.3
9.3
8.8
9.9
8.5
7.6
8.0
7.2
 
BUSINESS STOPS-2004
 
Feb.
 # Stops 
859
627
901
959
624
675
596
568
511
681
740
1,741
% Change (Y/T/D)
-125.1
-37.0
30.4
6.0
-53.7
7.6
-13.3
-4.9
-11.2
25.0
8.0
57.5
Year To Date
859
1,486
2,387
3,346
3,970
4,645
5,241
5,809
6,320
7,001
7,741
9,482