Office of the Secretary of the State

 
(Click on each month for a detailed report.)
 
BUSINESS STARTS-2005
 
May. 
 # New Starts 
2,745
2,400
2,985
2,522
2,576
2,607
2,244
2,501
2,400
2,256
2,238
2,168
 % Change (M/M)
23.2
-14.4
19.6
-18.4
2.1
1.2
-16.2
10.3
-4.2
-6.4
-0.8
-3.2
 % Change (Y/Y)
6.0
3.0
-4.2
-0.7
12.4
6.0
-1.7
5.5
8.9
2.6
1.6
2.4
 Year To Date
2,745
5,145
8,130
10,652
13,228
15,835
18,079
20,580
22,980
25,236
27,525
29,695
 Prior Year
2,580
4,909
8,018
10,557
12,814
15,265
17,548
19,911
22,098
24,296
26,518
28,634
% Change (Y/T/D)
6.0
4.6
1.4
0.9
3.1
3.6
2.9
3.3
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.6
 
BUSINESS STOPS-2005
 
Feb.
 # Stops 
828
742
796
763
655
647
601
614
619
670
808
1,811
% Change (Y/T/D)
-110.3
-11.6
6.8
-4.3
-16.5
-1.2
-7.7
2.1
0.8
7.6
17.1
55.4
Year To Date
828
1,570
2,366
3,129
3,784
4,431
5,032
5,646
6,265
6,935
7,791
9,603