Dun & Bradstreet Corp. said new business incorporations in the United States during 1993 rose 6 percent to a record 706,540 from 666,800 in 1992.

"This is the second consecutive year of increased incorporations after five years of declines," said Joseph W. Duncan, vice president and corporate economist for D&B."In 1993, the U.S. posted the greatest number of yearly business incorporations since Dun & Bradstreet began reporting this data in 1946. "

The group said for all of 1993, 41 states reported increases in new incorporations, with the three highest increases reported in the Mountain states.

Arizona posted the largest increase at 22.1 percent, rising to 11,170 from 9,148 in 1992. Nevada reported a 20.8 percent rise to 15,228 from 12,610 and Idaho posted an 18.1 percent rise, to 2,511 from 2,127 a year earlier.

Of the eight states reporting decreases in new incorporations, D&B said, Arkansas posted the sharpest decline, down 11 percent to 5,410 from 6,078.

D&B said in 1993 all nine U.S. Census regions reported increases in new business incorporations.

The greatest increase was reported in the Mountain states, up 14.1 percent to 56,871, from 49,841. The East North Central states reported an 8.9 percent increase to 101,052 from 92,792.

The state reporting the highest number of new incorporations in 1993 was Florida, with 88,048, followed by New York with 69,835, California with 40,072 and Delaware with 39,111.

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Of the 24 states to report a rise in new business incorporations for the month of December, D&B said four posted increases greater than 20 percent.

In Texas, new incorporations increased in December by 39.5 percent to 3,621, from 2,596.

South Dakota posted a 31 percent increase to 186 from 142. Delaware and Idaho reported increases of 24.7 percent and 23.7 percent, respectively, for December.

D&B said the number of states posting a decline in new business incorporations for December was also 24, with three of them, Montana, North Dakota and Arkansas, reporting decreases greater than 20 percent.

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