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Business Formation Statistics
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The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) are a product of the U.S. Census Bureau developed in research collaboration with economists affiliated with
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, University of Maryland, and University of Notre Dame. The BFS provide
timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States.
Latest Report
The Second Quarter 2019 Business Formation Statistics Report was released on July 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., and available as:
- Latest Report: PDF [287KB]
Business Application Time Series:
- 2004Q3 - present (Adjusted and Not Adjusted) Excel [54kb]
Time Series/Trend Charts: Use this link to access all Business Application series and Business Formation Series at both U.S. and State levels to create
customizable time series. For detailed instructions on using this Time Series/Trend Charts
application, please visit the Technical Documentation.
Announcements
- Notice: On May 13, 2019, the IRS implemented a change in Form SS-4 requiring a social security number (SSN) or an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) for the responsible party indicated in the EIN application. The change will prevent entities using their existing EINs to apply for additional EINs. Please click here for more information on the requirement change. The form field that the change applies to is not one that the Census Bureau receives and it is not used in the analysis. As a result, we cannot necessarily draw any conclusions on the impact of this change on the BFS.
- New: Beginning with the release of the 2nd quarter 2019 statistics on July 17, 2019, the format and location of the Business Formation Statistics (BFS) has changed. The BFS was first released as a research product in the Census Bureau's Center for Ecomomic Studies in February 2018. The BFS has been redesigned into a formal release to include accompanying visualizations to highlight important trends in the data, and now has a new home among the monthly and quarterly economic indicators released by the Census Bureau.
- FRED Mobile App: Receive the latest updates on the nation's key economic indicators by downloading the FRED App for both Apple and Android devices. FRED, the signature database of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, now incorporates the Census Bureau's 13 economic indicators.
- API: The URL for the economic indicators data in the Census Bureau API (Application Programming Interface ) has been updated to add /timeseries/. Examples can be found on the Developers' webpage.
Release Schedule
The Upcoming Release Dates are below:
- The Quarterly BFS Report (Third Quarter 2019) releases October 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Click here to access the 2019 Release Schedule.
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