Year Number of Firms 1992-01-01 1157 1997-01-01 2000 2002-01-01 2153 2003-01-01 2193 2004-01-01 2303 2005-01-01 2398 2006-01-01 2581 2007-01-01 2807 2008-01-01 3013 2009-01-01 2946 2010-01-01 3175 2011-01-01 3368 2012-01-01 3485 2013-01-01 3505 2014-01-01 3557 2015-01-01 3481 2016-01-01 3503