(Click on each month for a detailed report.)
 
BUSINESS STARTS-2008
 
May
 # New Starts 
2,786
2,539
2,655
2,553
2,328
2,333
2,194
2,152
2,122
2,243
1,745
1,807
 % Change (M/M)
27.8
-9.7
4.4
-4.0
-9.7
0.2
-6.3
-2.0
-1.4
5.4
-28.5
3.4
 % Change (Y/Y)
-9.9
2.3
-14.3
-10.2
-15.5
-8.8
-15.2
-18.7
-5.2
-16.2
-32.8
-11.4
 Year To Date
2,786
5,325
7,983
10,537
12,871
15,207
17,402
19,556
21,685
23,929
25,675
27,483
 Prior Year
3,061
5,541
8,576
11,389
14,079
16,618
19,145
21,700
23,932
26,538
28,855
30,868
% Change (Y/T/D)
-9.9
-4.1
-7.4
-8.1
-9.4
-9.3
-10.0
-11.0
-10.4
-10.9
-12.4
-12.3
 
BUSINESS STOPS-2008
 
Feb.
 # Stops 
896
749
1,273
1,294
861
844
781
762
889
1,522
1,157
2,411
% Change (Y/T/D)
-111.5
-19.6
41.2
1.6
-50.3
-2.0
-8.1
-2.5
14.3
41.6
-31.5
52.0
 Year To Date
896
1,645
2,920
4,216
5,080
5,927
6,709
7,471
8,363
9,885
11,045
13,456