Year Number of Firms 1992-01-01 1389 1997-01-01 2212 2002-01-01 2304 2003-01-01 2519 2004-01-01 2565 2005-01-01 2747 2006-01-01 2723 2007-01-01 2983 2008-01-01 3018 2009-01-01 2831 2010-01-01 3231 2011-01-01 3360 2012-01-01 3414 2013-01-01 3371 2014-01-01 3455 2015-01-01 3361 2016-01-01 3498