Table Data - Business Applications: Retail Trade in the United States

Title Business Applications: Retail Trade in the United States
Series ID BABANAICSRETNSAUS
Source U.S. Census Bureau
Release Business Formation Statistics
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Number
Date Range 2004-07-01 to 2026-03-01
Last Updated 2026-04-08 11:09 AM CDT
Notes The core business applications series that correspond to a subset of all applications for an Employer Identification Number (EIN). Includes all applications for an EIN, except for applications for tax liens, estates, trusts, certain financial filings, applications outside of the 50 states and DC or with no state-county geocodes, applications with certain NAICS codes in sector 11 (agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting) or 92 (public administration) that have low transition rates, and applications in certain industries (e.g. private households, civic and social organizations).

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DATE VALUE
2004-07-01 20944
2004-08-01 21764
2004-09-01 21173
2004-10-01 26989
2004-11-01 23033
2004-12-01 22732
2005-01-01 19455
2005-02-01 26356
2005-03-01 33512
2005-04-01 25577
2005-05-01 24786
2005-06-01 28101
2005-07-01 20737
2005-08-01 22608
2005-09-01 24109
2005-10-01 25244
2005-11-01 28514
2005-12-01 20949
2006-01-01 20471
2006-02-01 27411
2006-03-01 34663
2006-04-01 26807
2006-05-01 31935
2006-06-01 22815
2006-07-01 21852
2006-08-01 29360
2006-09-01 22325
2006-10-01 22886
2006-11-01 26458
2006-12-01 21541
2007-01-01 19893
2007-02-01 26898
2007-03-01 34487
2007-04-01 26281
2007-05-01 26149
2007-06-01 29556
2007-07-01 22545
2007-08-01 29734
2007-09-01 24718
2007-10-01 27672
2007-11-01 29815
2007-12-01 23223
2008-01-01 22713
2008-02-01 35395
2008-03-01 30849
2008-04-01 29500
2008-05-01 35208
2008-06-01 24292
2008-07-01 29781
2008-08-01 26379
2008-09-01 25139
2008-10-01 30559
2008-11-01 23588
2008-12-01 21905
2009-01-01 23169
2009-02-01 26729
2009-03-01 28526
2009-04-01 34686
2009-05-01 27218
2009-06-01 25070
2009-07-01 30919
2009-08-01 25563
2009-09-01 31316
2009-10-01 25477
2009-11-01 24945
2009-12-01 24161
2010-01-01 23593
2010-02-01 28172
2010-03-01 29811
2010-04-01 36176
2010-05-01 27865
2010-06-01 24796
2010-07-01 30156
2010-08-01 25370
2010-09-01 31913
2010-10-01 26388
2010-11-01 26074
2010-12-01 25293
2011-01-01 26971
2011-02-01 32166
2011-03-01 32189
2011-04-01 38822
2011-05-01 24570
2011-06-01 27086
2011-07-01 32063
2011-08-01 26136
2011-09-01 32139
2011-10-01 26183
2011-11-01 27223
2011-12-01 28485
2012-01-01 22785
2012-02-01 30347
2012-03-01 41485
2012-04-01 31219
2012-05-01 29352
2012-06-01 32869
2012-07-01 25097
2012-08-01 32130
2012-09-01 24715
2012-10-01 26292
2012-11-01 29058
2012-12-01 25234
2013-01-01 34924
2013-02-01 30683
2013-03-01 32765
2013-04-01 30823
2013-05-01 34069
2013-06-01 27390
2013-07-01 32578
2013-08-01 28238
2013-09-01 25710
2013-10-01 35085
2013-11-01 25068
2013-12-01 21989
2014-01-01 34427
2014-02-01 32580
2014-03-01 34569
2014-04-01 32358
2014-05-01 36259
2014-06-01 28486
2014-07-01 32708
2014-08-01 27203
2014-09-01 26493
2014-10-01 33656
2014-11-01 23975
2014-12-01 23337
2015-01-01 33441
2015-02-01 32583
2015-03-01 34233
2015-04-01 40682
2015-05-01 29026
2015-06-01 29249
2015-07-01 34337
2015-08-01 28040
2015-09-01 35103
2015-10-01 28350
2015-11-01 25661
2015-12-01 25731
2016-01-01 35069
2016-02-01 34697
2016-03-01 44654
2016-04-01 35090
2016-05-01 33037
2016-06-01 34628
2016-07-01 32080
2016-08-01 39392
2016-09-01 31704
2016-10-01 30392
2016-11-01 35411
2016-12-01 23962
2017-01-01 37181
2017-02-01 38587
2017-03-01 50369
2017-04-01 37722
2017-05-01 43737
2017-06-01 34645
2017-07-01 32763
2017-08-01 43165
2017-09-01 31661
2017-10-01 32836
2017-11-01 38950
2017-12-01 24487
2018-01-01 40938
2018-02-01 41265
2018-03-01 53854
2018-04-01 40014
2018-05-01 46710
2018-06-01 37185
2018-07-01 34365
2018-08-01 45698
2018-09-01 35969
2018-10-01 35422
2018-11-01 39918
2018-12-01 27867
2019-01-01 50324
2019-02-01 45649
2019-03-01 48449
2019-04-01 45286
2019-05-01 50869
2019-06-01 40325
2019-07-01 36768
2019-08-01 50139
2019-09-01 38036
2019-10-01 48108
2019-11-01 33151
2019-12-01 31332
2020-01-01 51222
2020-02-01 45562
2020-03-01 40056
2020-04-01 53788
2020-05-01 62115
2020-06-01 73726
2020-07-01 129493
2020-08-01 90491
2020-09-01 93889
2020-10-01 69128
2020-11-01 58581
2020-12-01 57306
2021-01-01 100139
2021-02-01 91447
2021-03-01 117025
2021-04-01 100387
2021-05-01 89840
2021-06-01 90437
2021-07-01 67048
2021-08-01 67700
2021-09-01 82422
2021-10-01 62639
2021-11-01 54835
2021-12-01 61677
2022-01-01 85753
2022-02-01 85921
2022-03-01 105222
2022-04-01 77870
2022-05-01 65936
2022-06-01 75168
2022-07-01 60496
2022-08-01 77268
2022-09-01 62486
2022-10-01 61553
2022-11-01 67182
2022-12-01 46284
2023-01-01 71864
2023-02-01 74268
2023-03-01 102990
2023-04-01 74360
2023-05-01 87331
2023-06-01 71804
2023-07-01 71123
2023-08-01 91179
2023-09-01 86014
2023-10-01 87185
2023-11-01 97101
2023-12-01 56191
2024-01-01 105409
2024-02-01 73146
2024-03-01 88124
2024-04-01 92423
2024-05-01 96642
2024-06-01 76457
2024-07-01 81642
2024-08-01 62260
2024-09-01 59030
2024-10-01 82483
2024-11-01 70364
2024-12-01 52086
2025-01-01 81518
2025-02-01 69680
2025-03-01 102457
2025-04-01 117301
2025-05-01 79929
2025-06-01 85548
2025-07-01 109480
2025-08-01 88792
2025-09-01 111252
2025-10-01 129330
2025-11-01 111448
2025-12-01 79280
2026-01-01 113205
2026-02-01 72640
2026-03-01 85806

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