Spliced Business Formations Within Four Quarters: Retail Trade in the United States (BFSBF4QNAICSRETSAUS)

Jan 2026: 3,638
Updated: Feb 11, 2026 11:07 AM CST
Jan 2026:  3,638  
Dec 2025:  3,459  
Nov 2025:  3,717  
Oct 2025:  3,341  
Sep 2025:  3,324  
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Seasonally Adjusted

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau  

Release: Business Formation Statistics  

Units:  Number, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

This series combines (splices) BFBF4QNAICSRETSAUS and BFPBF4QNAICSRETSAUS to provide the entire time series for the actual and projected business formations within four quarters.

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Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau, Spliced Business Formations Within Four Quarters: Retail Trade in the United States [BFSBF4QNAICSRETSAUS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFSBF4QNAICSRETSAUS, .

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