Table 7. Survival of private sector establishments by opening year Manufacturing Surviving Total Employment Survival Rates Survival Rates of Average Employment Establishments of Survivors Since Birth Previous Year's of Survivors Survivors Annual openings Year ended: March 1994 March 1994 26,492 372,217 100.0 _ 14.1 March 1995 21,948 389,923 82.8 82.8 17.8 March 1996 18,919 375,584 71.4 86.2 19.9 March 1997 17,047 374,477 64.3 90.1 22.0 March 1998 15,406 372,044 58.2 90.4 24.1 March 1999 14,050 361,230 53.0 91.2 25.7 March 2000 12,865 371,642 48.6 91.6 28.9 March 2001 11,837 338,176 44.7 92.0 28.6 March 2002 10,779 299,843 40.7 91.1 27.8 March 2003 10,002 280,687 37.8 92.8 28.1 March 2004 9,317 272,630 35.2 93.2 29.3 March 2005 8,803 269,082 33.2 94.5 30.6 March 2006 8,430 267,209 31.8 95.8 31.7 March 2007 8,017 262,766 30.3 95.1 32.8 March 2008 7,656 252,073 28.9 95.5 32.9 March 2009 7,171 223,083 27.1 93.7 31.1 March 2010 6,739 208,190 25.4 94.0 30.9 March 2011 6,433 210,128 24.3 95.5 32.7 March 2012 6,137 213,752 23.2 95.4 34.8 March 2013 5,912 213,984 22.3 96.3 36.2 March 2014 5,716 215,620 21.6 96.7 37.7 March 2015 5,529 217,439 20.9 96.7 39.3 March 2016 5,347 215,300 20.2 96.7 40.3 March 2017 5,134 213,059 19.4 96.0 41.5 March 2018 4,954 217,038 18.7 96.5 43.8 March 2019 4,806 220,030 18.1 97.0 45.8 March 2020 4,630 218,612 17.5 96.3 47.2 March 2021 4,449 205,933 16.8 96.1 46.3 March 2022 4,336 211,001 16.4 97.5 48.7 March 2023 4,189 211,916 15.8 96.6 50.6 March 2024 4,024 208,132 15.2 96.1 51.7 Annual openings Year ended: March 1995 March 1995 28,114 395,791 100.0 _ 14.1 March 1996 23,169 409,809 82.4 82.4 17.7 March 1997 20,188 414,092 71.8 87.1 20.5 March 1998 17,907 415,062 63.7 88.7 23.2 March 1999 16,159 399,141 57.5 90.2 24.7 March 2000 14,729 392,242 52.4 91.2 26.6 March 2001 13,621 375,593 48.4 92.5 27.6 March 2002 12,332 338,179 43.9 90.5 27.4 March 2003 11,344 316,902 40.4 92.0 27.9 March 2004 10,549 306,181 37.5 93.0 29.0 March 2005 9,831 299,316 35.0 93.2 30.4 March 2006 9,362 297,578 33.3 95.2 31.8 March 2007 8,859 290,097 31.5 94.6 32.7 March 2008 8,415 283,432 29.9 95.0 33.7 March 2009 7,893 253,062 28.1 93.8 32.1 March 2010 7,399 237,110 26.3 93.7 32.0 March 2011 7,131 241,025 25.4 96.4 33.8 March 2012 6,799 243,272 24.2 95.3 35.8 March 2013 6,517 244,233 23.2 95.9 37.5 March 2014 6,263 238,067 22.3 96.1 38.0 March 2015 6,122 242,556 21.8 97.7 39.6 March 2016 5,937 242,572 21.1 97.0 40.9 March 2017 5,754 239,182 20.5 96.9 41.6 March 2018 5,574 241,805 19.8 96.9 43.4 March 2019 5,352 240,809 19.0 96.0 45.0 March 2020 5,112 235,951 18.2 95.5 46.2 March 2021 4,916 225,434 17.5 96.2 45.9 March 2022 4,797 228,325 17.1 97.6 47.6 March 2023 4,653 224,784 16.6 97.0 48.3 March 2024 4,462 221,947 15.9 95.9 49.7 Annual openings Year ended: March 1996 March 1996 27,586 375,997 100.0 _ 13.6 March 1997 22,289 392,136 80.8 80.8 17.6 March 1998 19,228 398,495 69.7 86.3 20.7 March 1999 17,192 387,815 62.3 89.4 22.6 March 2000 15,446 386,181 56.0 89.8 25.0 March 2001 14,055 377,013 50.9 91.0 26.8 March 2002 12,621 334,964 45.8 89.8 26.5 March 2003 11,609 312,120 42.1 92.0 26.9 March 2004 10,841 306,681 39.3 93.4 28.3 March 2005 10,146 304,818 36.8 93.6 30.0 March 2006 9,632 304,392 34.9 94.9 31.6 March 2007 9,198 299,408 33.3 95.5 32.6 March 2008 8,759 290,970 31.8 95.2 33.2 March 2009 8,180 255,503 29.7 93.4 31.2 March 2010 7,579 239,264 27.5 92.7 31.6 March 2011 7,304 241,962 26.5 96.4 33.1 March 2012 7,012 245,010 25.4 96.0 34.9 March 2013 6,747 244,563 24.5 96.2 36.2 March 2014 6,540 245,023 23.7 96.9 37.5 March 2015 6,343 248,963 23.0 97.0 39.3 March 2016 6,139 247,319 22.3 96.8 40.3 March 2017 5,869 248,939 21.3 95.6 42.4 March 2018 5,649 249,410 20.5 96.3 44.2 March 2019 5,438 246,919 19.7 96.3 45.4 March 2020 5,244 239,706 19.0 96.4 45.7 March 2021 5,063 227,459 18.4 96.5 44.9 March 2022 4,905 228,804 17.8 96.9 46.6 March 2023 4,719 226,571 17.1 96.2 48.0 March 2024 4,583 224,809 16.6 97.1 49.1 Annual openings Year ended: March 1997 March 1997 27,074 377,111 100.0 _ 13.9 March 1998 22,050 406,648 81.4 81.4 18.4 March 1999 19,132 384,705 70.7 86.8 20.1 March 2000 17,020 382,265 62.9 89.0 22.5 March 2001 15,038 372,196 55.5 88.4 24.8 March 2002 13,461 331,537 49.7 89.5 24.6 March 2003 12,242 311,641 45.2 90.9 25.5 March 2004 11,318 306,514 41.8 92.5 27.1 March 2005 10,604 304,925 39.2 93.7 28.8 March 2006 10,058 307,885 37.2 94.9 30.6 March 2007 9,500 301,130 35.1 94.5 31.7 March 2008 8,991 294,519 33.2 94.6 32.8 March 2009 8,414 253,401 31.1 93.6 30.1 March 2010 7,797 234,813 28.8 92.7 30.1 March 2011 7,477 236,464 27.6 95.9 31.6 March 2012 7,215 242,568 26.6 96.5 33.6 March 2013 6,903 244,991 25.5 95.7 35.5 March 2014 6,715 250,156 24.8 97.3 37.3 March 2015 6,470 252,396 23.9 96.4 39.0 March 2016 6,260 252,447 23.1 96.8 40.3 March 2017 6,026 251,147 22.3 96.3 41.7 March 2018 5,840 250,783 21.6 96.9 42.9 March 2019 5,651 254,118 20.9 96.8 45.0 March 2020 5,404 249,640 20.0 95.6 46.2 March 2021 5,209 237,759 19.2 96.4 45.6 March 2022 5,101 242,742 18.8 97.9 47.6 March 2023 4,939 240,580 18.2 96.8 48.7 March 2024 4,782 237,639 17.7 96.8 49.7 Annual openings Year ended: March 1998 March 1998 26,786 472,610 100.0 _ 17.6 March 1999 22,012 468,125 82.2 82.2 21.3 March 2000 18,875 466,241 70.5 85.7 24.7 March 2001 16,574 442,971 61.9 87.8 26.7 March 2002 14,455 390,444 54.0 87.2 27.0 March 2003 12,956 364,912 48.4 89.6 28.2 March 2004 11,896 351,834 44.4 91.8 29.6 March 2005 11,062 353,764 41.3 93.0 32.0 March 2006 10,389 350,648 38.8 93.9 33.8 March 2007 9,778 347,366 36.5 94.1 35.5 March 2008 9,342 330,882 34.9 95.5 35.4 March 2009 8,648 290,388 32.3 92.6 33.6 March 2010 7,994 269,490 29.8 92.4 33.7 March 2011 7,669 276,175 28.6 95.9 36.0 March 2012 7,352 279,762 27.4 95.9 38.1 March 2013 7,068 275,771 26.4 96.1 39.0 March 2014 6,836 276,086 25.5 96.7 40.4 March 2015 6,572 277,861 24.5 96.1 42.3 March 2016 6,364 277,687 23.8 96.8 43.6 March 2017 6,141 274,280 22.9 96.5 44.7 March 2018 5,937 274,660 22.2 96.7 46.3 March 2019 5,736 276,456 21.4 96.6 48.2 March 2020 5,541 273,298 20.7 96.6 49.3 March 2021 5,366 259,579 20.0 96.8 48.4 March 2022 5,226 260,276 19.5 97.4 49.8 March 2023 5,039 260,721 18.8 96.4 51.7 March 2024 4,834 255,651 18.0 95.9 52.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 1999 March 1999 24,392 342,360 100.0 _ 14.0 March 2000 20,159 357,046 82.6 82.6 17.7 March 2001 17,254 346,205 70.7 85.6 20.1 March 2002 14,618 317,965 59.9 84.7 21.8 March 2003 13,002 294,418 53.3 88.9 22.6 March 2004 11,787 282,777 48.3 90.7 24.0 March 2005 10,803 277,059 44.3 91.7 25.6 March 2006 10,173 276,975 41.7 94.2 27.2 March 2007 9,583 271,702 39.3 94.2 28.4 March 2008 9,054 263,517 37.1 94.5 29.1 March 2009 8,358 235,036 34.3 92.3 28.1 March 2010 7,713 218,553 31.6 92.3 28.3 March 2011 7,383 222,568 30.3 95.7 30.1 March 2012 7,089 223,824 29.1 96.0 31.6 March 2013 6,811 223,605 27.9 96.1 32.8 March 2014 6,567 222,422 26.9 96.4 33.9 March 2015 6,341 225,338 26.0 96.6 35.5 March 2016 6,129 224,983 25.1 96.7 36.7 March 2017 5,925 224,236 24.3 96.7 37.8 March 2018 5,803 226,513 23.8 97.9 39.0 March 2019 5,573 228,463 22.8 96.0 41.0 March 2020 5,352 225,412 21.9 96.0 42.1 March 2021 5,142 217,911 21.1 96.1 42.4 March 2022 5,005 221,398 20.5 97.3 44.2 March 2023 4,841 221,355 19.8 96.7 45.7 March 2024 4,717 221,321 19.3 97.4 46.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 2000 March 2000 24,580 341,728 100.0 _ 13.9 March 2001 20,097 346,861 81.8 81.8 17.3 March 2002 16,567 301,732 67.4 82.4 18.2 March 2003 14,363 276,642 58.4 86.7 19.3 March 2004 12,810 266,278 52.1 89.2 20.8 March 2005 11,638 263,490 47.3 90.9 22.6 March 2006 10,881 262,686 44.3 93.5 24.1 March 2007 10,095 260,374 41.1 92.8 25.8 March 2008 9,437 250,188 38.4 93.5 26.5 March 2009 8,636 216,687 35.1 91.5 25.1 March 2010 7,896 202,922 32.1 91.4 25.7 March 2011 7,526 207,542 30.6 95.3 27.6 March 2012 7,167 210,837 29.2 95.2 29.4 March 2013 6,845 212,207 27.8 95.5 31.0 March 2014 6,597 213,351 26.8 96.4 32.3 March 2015 6,404 217,284 26.1 97.1 33.9 March 2016 6,153 215,060 25.0 96.1 35.0 March 2017 5,975 217,590 24.3 97.1 36.4 March 2018 5,744 216,652 23.4 96.1 37.7 March 2019 5,527 215,908 22.5 96.2 39.1 March 2020 5,311 211,971 21.6 96.1 39.9 March 2021 5,179 203,105 21.1 97.5 39.2 March 2022 5,086 211,978 20.7 98.2 41.7 March 2023 4,912 212,665 20.0 96.6 43.3 March 2024 4,779 207,772 19.4 97.3 43.5 Annual openings Year ended: March 2001 March 2001 22,650 259,674 100.0 _ 11.5 March 2002 17,629 249,727 77.8 77.8 14.2 March 2003 14,987 240,051 66.2 85.0 16.0 March 2004 13,278 226,311 58.6 88.6 17.0 March 2005 12,264 232,395 54.1 92.4 18.9 March 2006 11,218 234,567 49.5 91.5 20.9 March 2007 10,443 232,199 46.1 93.1 22.2 March 2008 9,713 227,760 42.9 93.0 23.4 March 2009 8,868 199,036 39.2 91.3 22.4 March 2010 8,111 184,852 35.8 91.5 22.8 March 2011 7,632 188,257 33.7 94.1 24.7 March 2012 7,233 191,337 31.9 94.8 26.5 March 2013 7,029 195,591 31.0 97.2 27.8 March 2014 6,725 196,634 29.7 95.7 29.2 March 2015 6,459 198,860 28.5 96.0 30.8 March 2016 6,220 198,410 27.5 96.3 31.9 March 2017 6,004 200,602 26.5 96.5 33.4 March 2018 5,869 202,259 25.9 97.8 34.5 March 2019 5,653 203,563 25.0 96.3 36.0 March 2020 5,421 202,303 23.9 95.9 37.3 March 2021 5,199 195,135 23.0 95.9 37.5 March 2022 5,063 194,320 22.4 97.4 38.4 March 2023 4,872 196,467 21.5 96.2 40.3 March 2024 4,717 193,590 20.8 96.8 41.0 Annual openings Year ended: March 2002 March 2002 19,828 219,856 100.0 _ 11.1 March 2003 15,736 213,970 79.4 79.4 13.6 March 2004 13,513 211,257 68.2 85.9 15.6 March 2005 11,999 210,956 60.5 88.8 17.6 March 2006 10,941 212,910 55.2 91.2 19.5 March 2007 10,140 210,140 51.1 92.7 20.7 March 2008 9,482 203,195 47.8 93.5 21.4 March 2009 8,552 175,090 43.1 90.2 20.5 March 2010 7,801 160,554 39.3 91.2 20.6 March 2011 7,391 165,760 37.3 94.7 22.4 March 2012 7,028 171,526 35.4 95.1 24.4 March 2013 6,683 172,519 33.7 95.1 25.8 March 2014 6,430 173,583 32.4 96.2 27.0 March 2015 6,142 175,357 31.0 95.5 28.6 March 2016 5,967 174,812 30.1 97.2 29.3 March 2017 5,765 174,706 29.1 96.6 30.3 March 2018 5,574 177,146 28.1 96.7 31.8 March 2019 5,354 176,157 27.0 96.1 32.9 March 2020 5,181 176,345 26.1 96.8 34.0 March 2021 5,021 167,413 25.3 96.9 33.3 March 2022 4,863 173,946 24.5 96.9 35.8 March 2023 4,676 172,623 23.6 96.2 36.9 March 2024 4,494 167,813 22.7 96.1 37.3 Annual openings Year ended: March 2003 March 2003 19,530 204,842 100.0 _ 10.5 March 2004 15,705 210,525 80.4 80.4 13.4 March 2005 13,652 215,887 69.9 86.9 15.8 March 2006 12,248 219,922 62.7 89.7 18.0 March 2007 11,198 216,201 57.3 91.4 19.3 March 2008 10,221 210,265 52.3 91.3 20.6 March 2009 9,145 182,987 46.8 89.5 20.0 March 2010 8,256 169,879 42.3 90.3 20.6 March 2011 7,785 172,137 39.9 94.3 22.1 March 2012 7,420 175,951 38.0 95.3 23.7 March 2013 7,049 176,871 36.1 95.0 25.1 March 2014 6,711 178,372 34.4 95.2 26.6 March 2015 6,444 184,577 33.0 96.0 28.6 March 2016 6,211 184,215 31.8 96.4 29.7 March 2017 6,047 189,288 31.0 97.4 31.3 March 2018 5,787 190,884 29.6 95.7 33.0 March 2019 5,600 192,830 28.7 96.8 34.4 March 2020 5,369 188,502 27.5 95.9 35.1 March 2021 5,212 183,424 26.7 97.1 35.2 March 2022 5,095 189,557 26.1 97.8 37.2 March 2023 4,933 191,180 25.3 96.8 38.8 March 2024 4,729 189,219 24.2 95.9 40.0 Annual openings Year ended: March 2004 March 2004 18,691 178,246 100.0 _ 9.5 March 2005 15,336 191,357 82.1 82.1 12.5 March 2006 13,528 199,923 72.4 88.2 14.8 March 2007 12,040 196,799 64.4 89.0 16.3 March 2008 10,898 189,173 58.3 90.5 17.4 March 2009 9,648 164,107 51.6 88.5 17.0 March 2010 8,726 152,924 46.7 90.4 17.5 March 2011 8,194 156,034 43.8 93.9 19.0 March 2012 7,736 162,349 41.4 94.4 21.0 March 2013 7,316 165,177 39.1 94.6 22.6 March 2014 6,944 167,025 37.2 94.9 24.1 March 2015 6,636 170,459 35.5 95.6 25.7 March 2016 6,413 172,578 34.3 96.6 26.9 March 2017 6,138 172,971 32.8 95.7 28.2 March 2018 5,927 175,222 31.7 96.6 29.6 March 2019 5,702 175,432 30.5 96.2 30.8 March 2020 5,467 172,019 29.2 95.9 31.5 March 2021 5,299 165,306 28.4 96.9 31.2 March 2022 5,140 174,684 27.5 97.0 34.0 March 2023 4,949 176,605 26.5 96.3 35.7 March 2024 4,748 175,425 25.4 95.9 36.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 2005 March 2005 18,246 155,539 100.0 _ 8.5 March 2006 15,290 177,504 83.8 83.8 11.6 March 2007 13,465 181,984 73.8 88.1 13.5 March 2008 11,993 176,527 65.7 89.1 14.7 March 2009 10,524 153,813 57.7 87.8 14.6 March 2010 9,333 142,945 51.2 88.7 15.3 March 2011 8,727 145,701 47.8 93.5 16.7 March 2012 8,195 152,387 44.9 93.9 18.6 March 2013 7,770 156,870 42.6 94.8 20.2 March 2014 7,378 161,317 40.4 95.0 21.9 March 2015 7,070 171,544 38.7 95.8 24.3 March 2016 6,743 170,508 37.0 95.4 25.3 March 2017 6,459 174,799 35.4 95.8 27.1 March 2018 6,232 178,735 34.2 96.5 28.7 March 2019 6,001 179,311 32.9 96.3 29.9 March 2020 5,717 175,793 31.3 95.3 30.7 March 2021 5,494 175,684 30.1 96.1 32.0 March 2022 5,384 185,261 29.5 98.0 34.4 March 2023 5,157 190,372 28.3 95.8 36.9 March 2024 4,911 187,660 26.9 95.2 38.2 Annual openings Year ended: March 2006 March 2006 18,070 138,494 100.0 _ 7.7 March 2007 14,958 154,183 82.8 82.8 10.3 March 2008 13,081 151,453 72.4 87.5 11.6 March 2009 11,233 131,119 62.2 85.9 11.7 March 2010 9,767 118,898 54.1 86.9 12.2 March 2011 8,930 120,924 49.4 91.4 13.5 March 2012 8,375 126,472 46.3 93.8 15.1 March 2013 7,907 126,991 43.8 94.4 16.1 March 2014 7,491 130,784 41.5 94.7 17.5 March 2015 7,220 136,077 40.0 96.4 18.8 March 2016 6,886 136,253 38.1 95.4 19.8 March 2017 6,623 136,554 36.7 96.2 20.6 March 2018 6,394 139,673 35.4 96.5 21.8 March 2019 6,156 141,072 34.1 96.3 22.9 March 2020 5,840 139,057 32.3 94.9 23.8 March 2021 5,611 133,447 31.1 96.1 23.8 March 2022 5,454 138,866 30.2 97.2 25.5 March 2023 5,298 141,416 29.3 97.1 26.7 March 2024 5,066 138,941 28.0 95.6 27.4 Annual openings Year ended: March 2007 March 2007 18,357 130,936 100.0 _ 7.1 March 2008 15,079 137,641 82.1 82.1 9.1 March 2009 12,654 121,874 68.9 83.9 9.6 March 2010 10,721 111,336 58.4 84.7 10.4 March 2011 9,756 115,547 53.1 91.0 11.8 March 2012 8,957 119,817 48.8 91.8 13.4 March 2013 8,373 122,962 45.6 93.5 14.7 March 2014 7,950 126,816 43.3 94.9 16.0 March 2015 7,526 132,140 41.0 94.7 17.6 March 2016 7,180 131,298 39.1 95.4 18.3 March 2017 6,845 132,740 37.3 95.3 19.4 March 2018 6,555 135,916 35.7 95.8 20.7 March 2019 6,275 137,688 34.2 95.7 21.9 March 2020 5,934 137,326 32.3 94.6 23.1 March 2021 5,719 135,649 31.2 96.4 23.7 March 2022 5,532 141,620 30.1 96.7 25.6 March 2023 5,323 142,415 29.0 96.2 26.8 March 2024 5,106 142,492 27.8 95.9 27.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 2008 March 2008 17,915 121,000 100.0 _ 6.8 March 2009 13,864 114,596 77.4 77.4 8.3 March 2010 11,444 108,918 63.9 82.5 9.5 March 2011 10,232 113,057 57.1 89.4 11.0 March 2012 9,280 122,405 51.8 90.7 13.2 March 2013 8,624 122,837 48.1 92.9 14.2 March 2014 8,104 124,303 45.2 94.0 15.3 March 2015 7,659 126,796 42.8 94.5 16.6 March 2016 7,238 125,810 40.4 94.5 17.4 March 2017 6,905 125,832 38.5 95.4 18.2 March 2018 6,631 130,012 37.0 96.0 19.6 March 2019 6,350 132,433 35.4 95.8 20.9 March 2020 6,014 131,548 33.6 94.7 21.9 March 2021 5,714 125,366 31.9 95.0 21.9 March 2022 5,542 128,746 30.9 97.0 23.2 March 2023 5,323 130,798 29.7 96.0 24.6 March 2024 5,098 131,895 28.5 95.8 25.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 2009 March 2009 15,064 91,159 100.0 _ 6.1 March 2010 11,546 87,405 76.6 76.6 7.6 March 2011 10,010 93,623 66.4 86.7 9.4 March 2012 8,942 97,982 59.4 89.3 11.0 March 2013 8,132 99,064 54.0 90.9 12.2 March 2014 7,603 101,188 50.5 93.5 13.3 March 2015 7,141 106,737 47.4 93.9 14.9 March 2016 6,724 107,533 44.6 94.2 16.0 March 2017 6,400 111,435 42.5 95.2 17.4 March 2018 6,077 114,421 40.3 95.0 18.8 March 2019 5,725 114,621 38.0 94.2 20.0 March 2020 5,406 114,199 35.9 94.4 21.1 March 2021 5,168 111,068 34.3 95.6 21.5 March 2022 5,002 116,728 33.2 96.8 23.3 March 2023 4,801 115,464 31.9 96.0 24.0 March 2024 4,585 116,089 30.4 95.5 25.3 Annual openings Year ended: March 2010 March 2010 13,519 81,649 100.0 _ 6.0 March 2011 10,904 92,630 80.7 80.7 8.5 March 2012 9,419 97,766 69.7 86.4 10.4 March 2013 8,534 98,565 63.1 90.6 11.5 March 2014 7,846 99,921 58.0 91.9 12.7 March 2015 7,296 103,108 54.0 93.0 14.1 March 2016 6,826 103,969 50.5 93.6 15.2 March 2017 6,475 105,968 47.9 94.9 16.4 March 2018 6,080 108,469 45.0 93.9 17.8 March 2019 5,745 108,554 42.5 94.5 18.9 March 2020 5,401 107,046 40.0 94.0 19.8 March 2021 5,137 101,961 38.0 95.1 19.8 March 2022 5,010 106,185 37.1 97.5 21.2 March 2023 4,760 107,778 35.2 95.0 22.6 March 2024 4,576 106,495 33.8 96.1 23.3 Annual openings Year ended: March 2011 March 2011 14,543 84,699 100.0 _ 5.8 March 2012 11,822 94,314 81.3 81.3 8.0 March 2013 10,362 100,113 71.3 87.7 9.7 March 2014 9,354 102,703 64.3 90.3 11.0 March 2015 8,636 108,906 59.4 92.3 12.6 March 2016 8,030 109,626 55.2 93.0 13.7 March 2017 7,567 112,655 52.0 94.2 14.9 March 2018 7,123 115,648 49.0 94.1 16.2 March 2019 6,750 118,432 46.4 94.8 17.5 March 2020 6,312 117,521 43.4 93.5 18.6 March 2021 5,993 110,194 41.2 94.9 18.4 March 2022 5,762 115,261 39.6 96.1 20.0 March 2023 5,515 117,465 37.9 95.7 21.3 March 2024 5,266 115,490 36.2 95.5 21.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 2012 March 2012 15,562 90,032 100.0 _ 5.8 March 2013 12,772 101,486 82.1 82.1 7.9 March 2014 11,336 108,124 72.8 88.8 9.5 March 2015 10,361 113,884 66.6 91.4 11.0 March 2016 9,588 118,174 61.6 92.5 12.3 March 2017 8,940 120,095 57.4 93.2 13.4 March 2018 8,375 122,340 53.8 93.7 14.6 March 2019 7,904 125,173 50.8 94.4 15.8 March 2020 7,356 122,411 47.3 93.1 16.6 March 2021 6,999 116,848 45.0 95.1 16.7 March 2022 6,702 122,913 43.1 95.8 18.3 March 2023 6,367 124,342 40.9 95.0 19.5 March 2024 6,021 121,172 38.7 94.6 20.1 Annual openings Year ended: March 2013 March 2013 15,584 88,212 100.0 _ 5.7 March 2014 12,865 101,150 82.6 82.6 7.9 March 2015 11,511 110,987 73.9 89.5 9.6 March 2016 10,511 116,194 67.4 91.3 11.1 March 2017 9,811 121,286 63.0 93.3 12.4 March 2018 8,996 126,822 57.7 91.7 14.1 March 2019 8,324 132,656 53.4 92.5 15.9 March 2020 7,748 130,065 49.7 93.1 16.8 March 2021 7,336 128,988 47.1 94.7 17.6 March 2022 7,093 137,273 45.5 96.7 19.4 March 2023 6,804 140,125 43.7 95.9 20.6 March 2024 6,439 137,597 41.3 94.6 21.4 Annual openings Year ended: March 2014 March 2014 15,925 92,960 100.0 _ 5.8 March 2015 13,925 105,657 87.4 87.4 7.6 March 2016 12,494 115,163 78.5 89.7 9.2 March 2017 11,508 119,797 72.3 92.1 10.4 March 2018 10,507 125,115 66.0 91.3 11.9 March 2019 9,620 127,619 60.4 91.6 13.3 March 2020 8,814 128,327 55.3 91.6 14.6 March 2021 8,328 126,009 52.3 94.5 15.1 March 2022 7,976 135,120 50.1 95.8 16.9 March 2023 7,559 135,047 47.5 94.8 17.9 March 2024 7,132 134,584 44.8 94.4 18.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 2015 March 2015 16,500 88,869 100.0 _ 5.4 March 2016 14,816 106,648 89.8 89.8 7.2 March 2017 13,500 118,717 81.8 91.1 8.8 March 2018 12,254 128,023 74.3 90.8 10.4 March 2019 11,140 134,203 67.5 90.9 12.0 March 2020 10,063 133,383 61.0 90.3 13.3 March 2021 9,419 129,963 57.1 93.6 13.8 March 2022 9,017 139,993 54.6 95.7 15.5 March 2023 8,484 140,147 51.4 94.1 16.5 March 2024 7,954 139,692 48.2 93.8 17.6 Annual openings Year ended: March 2016 March 2016 16,970 92,656 100.0 _ 5.5 March 2017 15,041 107,198 88.6 88.6 7.1 March 2018 13,865 117,351 81.7 92.2 8.5 March 2019 12,458 125,324 73.4 89.9 10.1 March 2020 11,205 126,068 66.0 89.9 11.3 March 2021 10,408 125,279 61.3 92.9 12.0 March 2022 9,960 140,071 58.7 95.7 14.1 March 2023 9,261 141,820 54.6 93.0 15.3 March 2024 8,672 140,841 51.1 93.6 16.2 Annual openings Year ended: March 2017 March 2017 17,378 90,204 100.0 _ 5.2 March 2018 15,831 112,361 91.1 91.1 7.1 March 2019 13,887 121,296 79.9 87.7 8.7 March 2020 12,209 121,282 70.3 87.9 9.9 March 2021 11,276 121,502 64.9 92.4 10.8 March 2022 10,730 129,492 61.7 95.2 12.1 March 2023 9,952 131,824 57.3 92.7 13.2 March 2024 9,242 131,107 53.2 92.9 14.2 Annual openings Year ended: March 2018 March 2018 18,539 96,591 100.0 _ 5.2 March 2019 15,615 112,622 84.2 84.2 7.2 March 2020 13,532 118,362 73.0 86.7 8.7 March 2021 12,394 122,221 66.9 91.6 9.9 March 2022 11,610 134,748 62.6 93.7 11.6 March 2023 10,685 133,076 57.6 92.0 12.5 March 2024 9,903 130,799 53.4 92.7 13.2 Annual openings Year ended: March 2019 March 2019 18,934 95,518 100.0 _ 5.0 March 2020 15,590 107,895 82.3 82.3 6.9 March 2021 14,100 113,918 74.5 90.4 8.1 March 2022 13,043 128,828 68.9 92.5 9.9 March 2023 11,843 131,016 62.5 90.8 11.1 March 2024 10,866 129,593 57.4 91.8 11.9 Annual openings Year ended: March 2020 March 2020 18,135 91,899 100.0 _ 5.1 March 2021 15,625 105,126 86.2 86.2 6.7 March 2022 14,275 122,892 78.7 91.4 8.6 March 2023 12,841 128,120 70.8 90.0 10.0 March 2024 11,618 125,539 64.1 90.5 10.8 Annual openings Year ended: March 2021 March 2021 19,880 100,748 100.0 _ 5.1 March 2022 16,541 121,142 83.2 83.2 7.3 March 2023 14,576 128,514 73.3 88.1 8.8 March 2024 12,951 122,977 65.1 88.9 9.5 Annual openings Year ended: March 2022 March 2022 24,748 118,492 100.0 _ 4.8 March 2023 20,533 132,924 83.0 83.0 6.5 March 2024 17,987 136,236 72.7 87.6 7.6 Annual openings Year ended: March 2023 March 2023 25,880 118,010 100.0 _ 4.6 March 2024 21,056 128,597 81.4 81.4 6.1 Annual openings Year ended: March 2024 March 2024 24,326 111,786 100.0 _ 4.6 NOTE: A '_' indicates that the data are not available and a 'N' indicates that the data do not meet BLS disclosure standards.