Table Data - Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Retail Trade in the United States
| Title | Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Retail Trade in the United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | BFBF8QNAICSRETNSAUS |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Release | Business Formation Statistics |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Number |
| Date Range | 2004-07-01 to 2021-12-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-02-11 11:09 AM CST |
| Notes | This series provides the number of employer businesses that originate from Business Applications (BA) within eight quarters from the quarter of application. By definition, the end-point of this series is determined by the most recent quarter for which the administrative data on payroll is available. See the U.S. Census's FAQs for more details. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 2004-07-01 | 4487 |
| 2004-08-01 | 4615 |
| 2004-09-01 | 4421 |
| 2004-10-01 | 5649 |
| 2004-11-01 | 4607 |
| 2004-12-01 | 4749 |
| 2005-01-01 | 4347 |
| 2005-02-01 | 5357 |
| 2005-03-01 | 6406 |
| 2005-04-01 | 4930 |
| 2005-05-01 | 5050 |
| 2005-06-01 | 5817 |
| 2005-07-01 | 4306 |
| 2005-08-01 | 4596 |
| 2005-09-01 | 4772 |
| 2005-10-01 | 4834 |
| 2005-11-01 | 5466 |
| 2005-12-01 | 4104 |
| 2006-01-01 | 4245 |
| 2006-02-01 | 5122 |
| 2006-03-01 | 6050 |
| 2006-04-01 | 4627 |
| 2006-05-01 | 5787 |
| 2006-06-01 | 4177 |
| 2006-07-01 | 3909 |
| 2006-08-01 | 5161 |
| 2006-09-01 | 3840 |
| 2006-10-01 | 3966 |
| 2006-11-01 | 4603 |
| 2006-12-01 | 3795 |
| 2007-01-01 | 3762 |
| 2007-02-01 | 4549 |
| 2007-03-01 | 5516 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4129 |
| 2007-05-01 | 4352 |
| 2007-06-01 | 4890 |
| 2007-07-01 | 3703 |
| 2007-08-01 | 4683 |
| 2007-09-01 | 3559 |
| 2007-10-01 | 3773 |
| 2007-11-01 | 3987 |
| 2007-12-01 | 3410 |
| 2008-01-01 | 3447 |
| 2008-02-01 | 4642 |
| 2008-03-01 | 3706 |
| 2008-04-01 | 3511 |
| 2008-05-01 | 4608 |
| 2008-06-01 | 3210 |
| 2008-07-01 | 3724 |
| 2008-08-01 | 3181 |
| 2008-09-01 | 2940 |
| 2008-10-01 | 3618 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2832 |
| 2008-12-01 | 2876 |
| 2009-01-01 | 3170 |
| 2009-02-01 | 3131 |
| 2009-03-01 | 3394 |
| 2009-04-01 | 4052 |
| 2009-05-01 | 3474 |
| 2009-06-01 | 3114 |
| 2009-07-01 | 3826 |
| 2009-08-01 | 3081 |
| 2009-09-01 | 3961 |
| 2009-10-01 | 3141 |
| 2009-11-01 | 3133 |
| 2009-12-01 | 3099 |
| 2010-01-01 | 3265 |
| 2010-02-01 | 3514 |
| 2010-03-01 | 3632 |
| 2010-04-01 | 4470 |
| 2010-05-01 | 3622 |
| 2010-06-01 | 3069 |
| 2010-07-01 | 3771 |
| 2010-08-01 | 3228 |
| 2010-09-01 | 3730 |
| 2010-10-01 | 3144 |
| 2010-11-01 | 3127 |
| 2010-12-01 | 3211 |
| 2011-01-01 | 3480 |
| 2011-02-01 | 3495 |
| 2011-03-01 | 3597 |
| 2011-04-01 | 4388 |
| 2011-05-01 | 3245 |
| 2011-06-01 | 3363 |
| 2011-07-01 | 3898 |
| 2011-08-01 | 3114 |
| 2011-09-01 | 3822 |
| 2011-10-01 | 3133 |
| 2011-11-01 | 3002 |
| 2011-12-01 | 3369 |
| 2012-01-01 | 3055 |
| 2012-02-01 | 3299 |
| 2012-03-01 | 4404 |
| 2012-04-01 | 3403 |
| 2012-05-01 | 3531 |
| 2012-06-01 | 3778 |
| 2012-07-01 | 2931 |
| 2012-08-01 | 3770 |
| 2012-09-01 | 2793 |
| 2012-10-01 | 3067 |
| 2012-11-01 | 3385 |
| 2012-12-01 | 3220 |
| 2013-01-01 | 4255 |
| 2013-02-01 | 3295 |
| 2013-03-01 | 3546 |
| 2013-04-01 | 3378 |
| 2013-05-01 | 4227 |
| 2013-06-01 | 3332 |
| 2013-07-01 | 3896 |
| 2013-08-01 | 3440 |
| 2013-09-01 | 3003 |
| 2013-10-01 | 4154 |
| 2013-11-01 | 2891 |
| 2013-12-01 | 2676 |
| 2014-01-01 | 4231 |
| 2014-02-01 | 3352 |
| 2014-03-01 | 3617 |
| 2014-04-01 | 3542 |
| 2014-05-01 | 4167 |
| 2014-06-01 | 3271 |
| 2014-07-01 | 3918 |
| 2014-08-01 | 3188 |
| 2014-09-01 | 3083 |
| 2014-10-01 | 3906 |
| 2014-11-01 | 2795 |
| 2014-12-01 | 3001 |
| 2015-01-01 | 4074 |
| 2015-02-01 | 3396 |
| 2015-03-01 | 3582 |
| 2015-04-01 | 4389 |
| 2015-05-01 | 3266 |
| 2015-06-01 | 3250 |
| 2015-07-01 | 3759 |
| 2015-08-01 | 3003 |
| 2015-09-01 | 3632 |
| 2015-10-01 | 3087 |
| 2015-11-01 | 2632 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2828 |
| 2016-01-01 | 3841 |
| 2016-02-01 | 3198 |
| 2016-03-01 | 4037 |
| 2016-04-01 | 3248 |
| 2016-05-01 | 3207 |
| 2016-06-01 | 3278 |
| 2016-07-01 | 3075 |
| 2016-08-01 | 3754 |
| 2016-09-01 | 2775 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2760 |
| 2016-11-01 | 3036 |
| 2016-12-01 | 2482 |
| 2017-01-01 | 3465 |
| 2017-02-01 | 3165 |
| 2017-03-01 | 4001 |
| 2017-04-01 | 2941 |
| 2017-05-01 | 3740 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2907 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2631 |
| 2017-08-01 | 3659 |
| 2017-09-01 | 2569 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2694 |
| 2017-11-01 | 3019 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2199 |
| 2018-01-01 | 3442 |
| 2018-02-01 | 3085 |
| 2018-03-01 | 3738 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2984 |
| 2018-05-01 | 3603 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2911 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2602 |
| 2018-08-01 | 3479 |
| 2018-09-01 | 2809 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2696 |
| 2018-11-01 | 3061 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2283 |
| 2019-01-01 | 3888 |
| 2019-02-01 | 3008 |
| 2019-03-01 | 3036 |
| 2019-04-01 | 2954 |
| 2019-05-01 | 3498 |
| 2019-06-01 | 2845 |
| 2019-07-01 | 2615 |
| 2019-08-01 | 3604 |
| 2019-09-01 | 2625 |
| 2019-10-01 | 3360 |
| 2019-11-01 | 2452 |
| 2019-12-01 | 2324 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3632 |
| 2020-02-01 | 2929 |
| 2020-03-01 | 2323 |
| 2020-04-01 | 2103 |
| 2020-05-01 | 2437 |
| 2020-06-01 | 3136 |
| 2020-07-01 | 4296 |
| 2020-08-01 | 3609 |
| 2020-09-01 | 4200 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3414 |
| 2020-11-01 | 2798 |
| 2020-12-01 | 2779 |
| 2021-01-01 | 4272 |
| 2021-02-01 | 3631 |
| 2021-03-01 | 4506 |
| 2021-04-01 | 3534 |
| 2021-05-01 | 3421 |
| 2021-06-01 | 4032 |
| 2021-07-01 | 2944 |
| 2021-08-01 | 3059 |
| 2021-09-01 | 3737 |
| 2021-10-01 | 3002 |
| 2021-11-01 | 2646 |
| 2021-12-01 | 3115 |