Observations

Jun 2026: 4,344

Updated: Jul 9, 2026 11:05 AM CDT

Units:

Number,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Spliced Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Retail Trade in the United States	2021-02-10	2026-07-09

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2021-02-10	2026-07-09

Release

Business Formation Statistics	2021-02-10	2026-07-09

Units

Number	2021-02-10	2026-07-09

Frequency

Monthly	2021-02-10	2026-07-09

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2021-02-10	2026-07-09

Notes

This series combines (splices) BFBF8QNAICSRETNSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFBF8QNAICSRETNSAUS) and BFPBF8QNAICSRETNSAUS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFPBF8QNAICSRETNSAUS) to provide the entire time series for the actual and projected business formations within eight quarters. See the U.S. Census's FAQs (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/faqs.html) for more details.	2021-02-10	2026-07-09

Spliced Business Formations Within Eight Quarters: Retail Trade in the United States (BFSBF8QNAICSRETNSAUS)