In the First Quarter of 2009 Restaurants For Sale Online registered 672 new buyers. This was a 5.3% increase over the prior period and a continued trending -58.3% decrease over the same period in 2008 which continues to reflect the change in the market as there is still signs of a continued recession. Below find a breakdown of how buyers registered on a regional basis during this period. In terms of percentages the West and South experienced the biggest decline.