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

Title High-Propensity Business Applications: Retail Trade in the United States
Series ID BAHBANAICSRETNSAUS
Source U.S. Census Bureau
Release Business Formation Statistics
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Number
Date Range 2004-07-01 to 2026-01-01
Last Updated 2026-02-11 11:09 AM CST
Notes Business Applications (BA) that have a high-propensity of turning into businesses with payroll. The identification of high-propensity applications is based on the characteristics of applications revealed on the IRS Form SS-4 that are associated with a high rate of business formation. High-propensity applications include applications: (a) from a corporate entity, (b) that indicate they are hiring employees, purchasing a business or changing organizational type, (c) that provide a first wages-paid date (planned wages); or (d) that have a NAICS industry code in manufacturing (31-33), retail stores (44), health care (62), or restaurants/food service (72).

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DATE VALUE
2004-07-01 14989
2004-08-01 15780
2004-09-01 15247
2004-10-01 19248
2004-11-01 16381
2004-12-01 16356
2005-01-01 13898
2005-02-01 18218
2005-03-01 22833
2005-04-01 17163
2005-05-01 16861
2005-06-01 19330
2005-07-01 14204
2005-08-01 15229
2005-09-01 16288
2005-10-01 17011
2005-11-01 19240
2005-12-01 14942
2006-01-01 14307
2006-02-01 18670
2006-03-01 23271
2006-04-01 17922
2006-05-01 21858
2006-06-01 15614
2006-07-01 14775
2006-08-01 19811
2006-09-01 15050
2006-10-01 15424
2006-11-01 18366
2006-12-01 14952
2007-01-01 13877
2007-02-01 18269
2007-03-01 23157
2007-04-01 17547
2007-05-01 17615
2007-06-01 20278
2007-07-01 15409
2007-08-01 20077
2007-09-01 15834
2007-10-01 15042
2007-11-01 16185
2007-12-01 13210
2008-01-01 12458
2008-02-01 18845
2008-03-01 16052
2008-04-01 14926
2008-05-01 18272
2008-06-01 12935
2008-07-01 15550
2008-08-01 13318
2008-09-01 12576
2008-10-01 15416
2008-11-01 12001
2008-12-01 11540
2009-01-01 12049
2009-02-01 13184
2009-03-01 14184
2009-04-01 17106
2009-05-01 13631
2009-06-01 12545
2009-07-01 15405
2009-08-01 12514
2009-09-01 15421
2009-10-01 12388
2009-11-01 12153
2009-12-01 12541
2010-01-01 12067
2010-02-01 14063
2010-03-01 14716
2010-04-01 17975
2010-05-01 14007
2010-06-01 12281
2010-07-01 15000
2010-08-01 12598
2010-09-01 15620
2010-10-01 12963
2010-11-01 12733
2010-12-01 12793
2011-01-01 13416
2011-02-01 14945
2011-03-01 15205
2011-04-01 18372
2011-05-01 12870
2011-06-01 13390
2011-07-01 15174
2011-08-01 12589
2011-09-01 15377
2011-10-01 12456
2011-11-01 12394
2011-12-01 13858
2012-01-01 11036
2012-02-01 13719
2012-03-01 18879
2012-04-01 14305
2012-05-01 14021
2012-06-01 15580
2012-07-01 11810
2012-08-01 14920
2012-09-01 11357
2012-10-01 12265
2012-11-01 13432
2012-12-01 12433
2013-01-01 15931
2013-02-01 13569
2013-03-01 14505
2013-04-01 13666
2013-05-01 16057
2013-06-01 12999
2013-07-01 14675
2013-08-01 12653
2013-09-01 11395
2013-10-01 15546
2013-11-01 10912
2013-12-01 10060
2014-01-01 15149
2014-02-01 13538
2014-03-01 14636
2014-04-01 13755
2014-05-01 15682
2014-06-01 12470
2014-07-01 14213
2014-08-01 11779
2014-09-01 11539
2014-10-01 14613
2014-11-01 10410
2014-12-01 10651
2015-01-01 14364
2015-02-01 13426
2015-03-01 14308
2015-04-01 16985
2015-05-01 12443
2015-06-01 12329
2015-07-01 13891
2015-08-01 11144
2015-09-01 13877
2015-10-01 11488
2015-11-01 10178
2015-12-01 10712
2016-01-01 13681
2016-02-01 13008
2016-03-01 16897
2016-04-01 13174
2016-05-01 12733
2016-06-01 13419
2016-07-01 12151
2016-08-01 14954
2016-09-01 11831
2016-10-01 11372
2016-11-01 13087
2016-12-01 9427
2017-01-01 13760
2017-02-01 13778
2017-03-01 17946
2017-04-01 13262
2017-05-01 15586
2017-06-01 12033
2017-07-01 11146
2017-08-01 14949
2017-09-01 10993
2017-10-01 11241
2017-11-01 13145
2017-12-01 8983
2018-01-01 13982
2018-02-01 13943
2018-03-01 18027
2018-04-01 13681
2018-05-01 16235
2018-06-01 12997
2018-07-01 11681
2018-08-01 15724
2018-09-01 12496
2018-10-01 12180
2018-11-01 13569
2018-12-01 9728
2019-01-01 16179
2019-02-01 14779
2019-03-01 15111
2019-04-01 14414
2019-05-01 17011
2019-06-01 13378
2019-07-01 11835
2019-08-01 16460
2019-09-01 11977
2019-10-01 15188
2019-11-01 10880
2019-12-01 10447
2020-01-01 16483
2020-02-01 14790
2020-03-01 12752
2020-04-01 13588
2020-05-01 15260
2020-06-01 19733
2020-07-01 35789
2020-08-01 24518
2020-09-01 25557
2020-10-01 18838
2020-11-01 16335
2020-12-01 15620
2021-01-01 27189
2021-02-01 24876
2021-03-01 32585
2021-04-01 28264
2021-05-01 26460
2021-06-01 27456
2021-07-01 20422
2021-08-01 19188
2021-09-01 23575
2021-10-01 18470
2021-11-01 16637
2021-12-01 18019
2022-01-01 21363
2022-02-01 21474
2022-03-01 27303
2022-04-01 22833
2022-05-01 20545
2022-06-01 23641
2022-07-01 18433
2022-08-01 23568
2022-09-01 19214
2022-10-01 19029
2022-11-01 20952
2022-12-01 14877
2023-01-01 22087
2023-02-01 23270
2023-03-01 31326
2023-04-01 22339
2023-05-01 25731
2023-06-01 20823
2023-07-01 19125
2023-08-01 25002
2023-09-01 29548
2023-10-01 30295
2023-11-01 26156
2023-12-01 14922
2024-01-01 27716
2024-02-01 20769
2024-03-01 21708
2024-04-01 20460
2024-05-01 25465
2024-06-01 18688
2024-07-01 21582
2024-08-01 18281
2024-09-01 17249
2024-10-01 19965
2024-11-01 15230
2024-12-01 13992
2025-01-01 20815
2025-02-01 18424
2025-03-01 19789
2025-04-01 24297
2025-05-01 18423
2025-06-01 17992
2025-07-01 21316
2025-08-01 17166
2025-09-01 16371
2025-10-01 20041
2025-11-01 15411
2025-12-01 16042
2026-01-01 20188

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