(Click on each month for a detailed report.)
 
BUSINESS STARTS-2009
 
May
 # New Starts 
2,313
2,185
2,443
2,412
2,152
2,363
2,161
2,159
2,304
1,948
1,665
1,781
 % Change (M/M)
21.9
-5.9
10.6
-1.3
-12.1
8.9
-9.3
-0.1
6.3
-18.3
-17.0
6.5
 % Change (Y/Y)
-20.5
-16.4
-8.8
-6.2
-8.3
1.3
-1.6
0.5
7.9
-15.2
-4.8
-2.2
 Year To Date
2,313
4,498
6,941
9,357
11,513
13,878
16,041
19,566
20,494
22,442
24,109
25,891
 Prior Year
2,787
5,330
7,988
10,549
12,879
15,212
17,407
18,190
21,688
23,932
25,677
27,498
% Change (Y/T/D)
-20.5
-18.5
-15.1
-12.7
-11.9
-9.6
-8.5
7.0
-5.8
-6.6
-6.5
-6.2
 
BUSINESS STOPS-2009
 
Feb.
 # Stops 
982
818
1,675
1,517
925
1,014
815
794
987
786
857
2,221
% Change (Y/T/D)
-145.5
-20.0
51.2
-10.4
-64.0
8.8
-27.7
-2.6
19.6
-25.6
8.3
61.4
 Year To Date
982
1,801
3,477
4,995
5,929
6,944
7,764
8,558
9,545
10,333
11,190
13,414