Observations

Dec 2025: 511

Updated: Jan 14, 2026 11:08 AM CST

Units:

Number,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Spliced Business Formations Within Four Quarters: Manufacturing in the United States	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Release

Business Formation Statistics	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Units

Number	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Frequency

Monthly	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Notes

This series combines (splices) BFBF4QNAICSMNFNSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFBF4QNAICSMNFNSAUS) and BFPBF4QNAICSMNFNSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFPBF4QNAICSMNFNSAUS) to provide the entire time series for the actual and projected business formations within four quarters. See the U.S. Census's FAQs (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/faqs.html) for more details.	2021-02-10	2026-01-14

Spliced Business Formations Within Four Quarters: Manufacturing in the United States (BFSBF4QNAICSMNFNSAUS)