Observations

Q4 2014: 1.63

Updated: Jul 31, 2019 2:18 PM CDT

Units:

Number of Quarters,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Average Duration (in Quarters) from Business Application to Formation within 8 Quarters for South Dakota	2018-02-14	2021-02-09
Average Duration (in Quarters) from Business Application to Formation within 8 Quarters for South Dakota (DISCONTINUED)	2021-02-10	2021-02-10

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Release

Business Formation Statistics	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Units

Number of Quarters	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Frequency

Quarterly	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2018-02-14	2021-02-10

Notes

A measure of delay between business application and formation, similar to https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DUR4QNSASD. The difference is that the window for business formation is restricted to eight quarters, rather than four. The series span the same period as https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BF8QNSASD.	2018-02-14	2021-02-09
The Business Formation Statistics are now released on a monthly basis, and the quarterly series will no longer be updated. See BFDUR8QTOTALNSASD (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BFDUR8QTOTALNSASD) for an alternative. A measure of delay between business application and formation, similar to https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DUR4QNSASD. The difference is that the window for business formation is restricted to eight quarters, rather than four. The series span the same period as https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BF8QNSASD.	2021-02-10	2021-02-10

Average Duration (in Quarters) from Business Application to Formation within 8 Quarters for South Dakota (DISCONTINUED) (DUR8QNSASD)