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

Title Business Applications: Retail Trade in the United States
Series ID BABANAICSRETSAUS
Source U.S. Census Bureau
Release Business Formation Statistics
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Number
Date Range 2004-07-01 to 2026-02-01
Last Updated 2026-03-11 11:10 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 20082
2004-08-01 23819
2004-09-01 23640
2004-10-01 23601
2004-11-01 26404
2004-12-01 24067
2005-01-01 24291
2005-02-01 24915
2005-03-01 24858
2005-04-01 24823
2005-05-01 24878
2005-06-01 25204
2005-07-01 24790
2005-08-01 24736
2005-09-01 21498
2005-10-01 27597
2005-11-01 26218
2005-12-01 27918
2006-01-01 25462
2006-02-01 26059
2006-03-01 25729
2006-04-01 25997
2006-05-01 25641
2006-06-01 25550
2006-07-01 25926
2006-08-01 25729
2006-09-01 24863
2006-10-01 25052
2006-11-01 24355
2006-12-01 28953
2007-01-01 24541
2007-02-01 25783
2007-03-01 25609
2007-04-01 25450
2007-05-01 26213
2007-06-01 26560
2007-07-01 26514
2007-08-01 26062
2007-09-01 27559
2007-10-01 30418
2007-11-01 27455
2007-12-01 31629
2008-01-01 27480
2008-02-01 27323
2008-03-01 28663
2008-04-01 28522
2008-05-01 28313
2008-06-01 27158
2008-07-01 27777
2008-08-01 28990
2008-09-01 28154
2008-10-01 26922
2008-11-01 27124
2008-12-01 24240
2009-01-01 27531
2009-02-01 25931
2009-03-01 26420
2009-04-01 26736
2009-05-01 27389
2009-06-01 27982
2009-07-01 28717
2009-08-01 28225
2009-09-01 28195
2009-10-01 28182
2009-11-01 28761
2009-12-01 27094
2010-01-01 27295
2010-02-01 27372
2010-03-01 27500
2010-04-01 27814
2010-05-01 28293
2010-06-01 27545
2010-07-01 27928
2010-08-01 28100
2010-09-01 28991
2010-10-01 29253
2010-11-01 30312
2010-12-01 28569
2011-01-01 30482
2011-02-01 31229
2011-03-01 29578
2011-04-01 29757
2011-05-01 25196
2011-06-01 29936
2011-07-01 29665
2011-08-01 29013
2011-09-01 29434
2011-10-01 29119
2011-11-01 32175
2011-12-01 32306
2012-01-01 25086
2012-02-01 29309
2012-03-01 30396
2012-04-01 29910
2012-05-01 30486
2012-06-01 28846
2012-07-01 29013
2012-08-01 28610
2012-09-01 28447
2012-10-01 29251
2012-11-01 28021
2012-12-01 36176
2013-01-01 30070
2013-02-01 29498
2013-03-01 29907
2013-04-01 29514
2013-05-01 28538
2013-06-01 29858
2013-07-01 30156
2013-08-01 31453
2013-09-01 29590
2013-10-01 31385
2013-11-01 30780
2013-12-01 31662
2014-01-01 28908
2014-02-01 31176
2014-03-01 31492
2014-04-01 31063
2014-05-01 30646
2014-06-01 30886
2014-07-01 30265
2014-08-01 30218
2014-09-01 30430
2014-10-01 30317
2014-11-01 29815
2014-12-01 27317
2015-01-01 34368
2015-02-01 31081
2015-03-01 31174
2015-04-01 31344
2015-05-01 30671
2015-06-01 31595
2015-07-01 31782
2015-08-01 31057
2015-09-01 32108
2015-10-01 32254
2015-11-01 32151
2015-12-01 30576
2016-01-01 35416
2016-02-01 33024
2016-03-01 32553
2016-04-01 33913
2016-05-01 35010
2016-06-01 29810
2016-07-01 37065
2016-08-01 34765
2016-09-01 36115
2016-10-01 34872
2016-11-01 35709
2016-12-01 36326
2017-01-01 37070
2017-02-01 36585
2017-03-01 36797
2017-04-01 36586
2017-05-01 37010
2017-06-01 37221
2017-07-01 37721
2017-08-01 37950
2017-09-01 35983
2017-10-01 37895
2017-11-01 39572
2017-12-01 37457
2018-01-01 40396
2018-02-01 39095
2018-03-01 39488
2018-04-01 38766
2018-05-01 39475
2018-06-01 39847
2018-07-01 39359
2018-08-01 40043
2018-09-01 40899
2018-10-01 41061
2018-11-01 40780
2018-12-01 42886
2019-01-01 39236
2019-02-01 43308
2019-03-01 44721
2019-04-01 44081
2019-05-01 42884
2019-06-01 43151
2019-07-01 41879
2019-08-01 43872
2019-09-01 43148
2019-10-01 44715
2019-11-01 42545
2019-12-01 48260
2020-01-01 39788
2020-02-01 43434
2020-03-01 36989
2020-04-01 41891
2020-05-01 65405
2020-06-01 78857
2020-07-01 117810
2020-08-01 99180
2020-09-01 85485
2020-10-01 79985
2020-11-01 75050
2020-12-01 70680
2021-01-01 96881
2021-02-01 87275
2021-03-01 86362
2021-04-01 98201
2021-05-01 94905
2021-06-01 77458
2021-07-01 75648
2021-08-01 74488
2021-09-01 75288
2021-10-01 71790
2021-11-01 69445
2021-12-01 76130
2022-01-01 83044
2022-02-01 83481
2022-03-01 77335
2022-04-01 76040
2022-05-01 69981
2022-06-01 64349
2022-07-01 67697
2022-08-01 68210
2022-09-01 71933
2022-10-01 69905
2022-11-01 66495
2022-12-01 71471
2023-01-01 69567
2023-02-01 73718
2023-03-01 75329
2023-04-01 72395
2023-05-01 74690
2023-06-01 77288
2023-07-01 78916
2023-08-01 80693
2023-09-01 99574
2023-10-01 97946
2023-11-01 93958
2023-12-01 86291
2024-01-01 82130
2024-02-01 74358
2024-03-01 79943
2024-04-01 89618
2024-05-01 83519
2024-06-01 82491
2024-07-01 72105
2024-08-01 68921
2024-09-01 69163
2024-10-01 73782
2024-11-01 83128
2024-12-01 80327
2025-01-01 63081
2025-02-01 72639
2025-03-01 92443
2025-04-01 90712
2025-05-01 87076
2025-06-01 92583
2025-07-01 96402
2025-08-01 98432
2025-09-01 130961
2025-10-01 115532
2025-11-01 130198
2025-12-01 97927
2026-01-01 109360
2026-02-01 76926

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