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Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)

Survey of Business Owners (SBO) - Discontinued

The five-year Survey of Business Owners (SBO) was discontinued after the 2012 survey year. The data formerly collected on the SBO are now collected as part of the Annual Business Survey (ABS). Starting with reference year 2017, the ABS has officially replaced the collection and publication of these data.

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