Table Data - Number of Business Failures, All Commercial for United States
| Title | Number of Business Failures, All Commercial for United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | M0929AUSM155NNBR |
| Source | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Release | NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Number |
| Date Range | 1894-01-01 to 1938-08-01 |
| Last Updated | 2012-08-17 3:05 PM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1894-01-01 | 2162 |
| 1894-02-01 | 1204 |
| 1894-03-01 | 938 |
| 1894-04-01 | 1050 |
| 1894-05-01 | 782 |
| 1894-06-01 | 902 |
| 1894-07-01 | 933 |
| 1894-08-01 | 1031 |
| 1894-09-01 | 924 |
| 1894-10-01 | 1189 |
| 1894-11-01 | 1129 |
| 1894-12-01 | 1661 |
| 1895-01-01 | 1630 |
| 1895-02-01 | 1135 |
| 1895-03-01 | 1037 |
| 1895-04-01 | 999 |
| 1895-05-01 | 853 |
| 1895-06-01 | 1003 |
| 1895-07-01 | 910 |
| 1895-08-01 | 1025 |
| 1895-09-01 | 866 |
| 1895-10-01 | 1189 |
| 1895-11-01 | 1122 |
| 1895-12-01 | 1437 |
| 1896-01-01 | 1685 |
| 1896-02-01 | 1163 |
| 1896-03-01 | 1183 |
| 1896-04-01 | 1000 |
| 1896-05-01 | 917 |
| 1896-06-01 | 1078 |
| 1896-07-01 | 1136 |
| 1896-08-01 | 1107 |
| 1896-09-01 | 1514 |
| 1896-10-01 | 1254 |
| 1896-11-01 | 1120 |
| 1896-12-01 | 1931 |
| 1897-01-01 | 1621 |
| 1897-02-01 | 1158 |
| 1897-03-01 | 1153 |
| 1897-04-01 | 941 |
| 1897-05-01 | 936 |
| 1897-06-01 | 1012 |
| 1897-07-01 | 948 |
| 1897-08-01 | 921 |
| 1897-09-01 | 1012 |
| 1897-10-01 | 875 |
| 1897-11-01 | 1041 |
| 1897-12-01 | 1733 |
| 1898-01-01 | 1355 |
| 1898-02-01 | 1155 |
| 1898-03-01 | 1177 |
| 1898-04-01 | 927 |
| 1898-05-01 | 955 |
| 1898-06-01 | 1449 |
| 1898-07-01 | 882 |
| 1898-08-01 | 748 |
| 1898-09-01 | 910 |
| 1898-10-01 | 800 |
| 1898-11-01 | 778 |
| 1898-12-01 | 1350 |
| 1899-01-01 | 1019 |
| 1899-02-01 | 770 |
| 1899-03-01 | 983 |
| 1899-04-01 | 666 |
| 1899-05-01 | 581 |
| 1899-06-01 | 832 |
| 1899-07-01 | 591 |
| 1899-08-01 | 614 |
| 1899-09-01 | 796 |
| 1899-10-01 | 610 |
| 1899-11-01 | 886 |
| 1899-12-01 | 987 |
| 1900-01-01 | 989 |
| 1900-02-01 | 881 |
| 1900-03-01 | 1024 |
| 1900-04-01 | 707 |
| 1900-05-01 | 947 |
| 1900-06-01 | 784 |
| 1900-07-01 | 793 |
| 1900-08-01 | 735 |
| 1900-09-01 | 991 |
| 1900-10-01 | 782 |
| 1900-11-01 | 850 |
| 1900-12-01 | 1291 |
| 1901-01-01 | 1242 |
| 1901-02-01 | 1024 |
| 1901-03-01 | 1069 |
| 1901-04-01 | 763 |
| 1901-05-01 | 873 |
| 1901-06-01 | 788 |
| 1901-07-01 | 697 |
| 1901-08-01 | 803 |
| 1901-09-01 | 824 |
| 1901-10-01 | 864 |
| 1901-11-01 | 974 |
| 1901-12-01 | 1081 |
| 1902-01-01 | 1434 |
| 1902-02-01 | 1104 |
| 1902-03-01 | 880 |
| 1902-04-01 | 855 |
| 1902-05-01 | 1080 |
| 1902-06-01 | 812 |
| 1902-07-01 | 825 |
| 1902-08-01 | 840 |
| 1902-09-01 | 846 |
| 1902-10-01 | 963 |
| 1902-11-01 | 1000 |
| 1902-12-01 | 976 |
| 1903-01-01 | 1269 |
| 1903-02-01 | 1030 |
| 1903-03-01 | 901 |
| 1903-04-01 | 750 |
| 1903-05-01 | 943 |
| 1903-06-01 | 735 |
| 1903-07-01 | 915 |
| 1903-08-01 | 812 |
| 1903-09-01 | 821 |
| 1903-10-01 | 1086 |
| 1903-11-01 | 1162 |
| 1903-12-01 | 1645 |
| 1904-01-01 | 1406 |
| 1904-02-01 | 1003 |
| 1904-03-01 | 935 |
| 1904-04-01 | 1013 |
| 1904-05-01 | 997 |
| 1904-06-01 | 860 |
| 1904-07-01 | 1107 |
| 1904-08-01 | 900 |
| 1904-09-01 | 962 |
| 1904-10-01 | 888 |
| 1904-11-01 | 864 |
| 1904-12-01 | 1264 |
| 1905-01-01 | 1222 |
| 1905-02-01 | 1013 |
| 1905-03-01 | 1208 |
| 1905-04-01 | 833 |
| 1905-05-01 | 860 |
| 1905-06-01 | 1074 |
| 1905-07-01 | 786 |
| 1905-08-01 | 851 |
| 1905-09-01 | 959 |
| 1905-10-01 | 852 |
| 1905-11-01 | 817 |
| 1905-12-01 | 1045 |
| 1906-01-01 | 1112 |
| 1906-02-01 | 938 |
| 1906-03-01 | 1052 |
| 1906-04-01 | 793 |
| 1906-05-01 | 899 |
| 1906-06-01 | 818 |
| 1906-07-01 | 738 |
| 1906-08-01 | 788 |
| 1906-09-01 | 774 |
| 1906-10-01 | 838 |
| 1906-11-01 | 885 |
| 1906-12-01 | 1047 |
| 1907-01-01 | 1355 |
| 1907-02-01 | 924 |
| 1907-03-01 | 853 |
| 1907-04-01 | 799 |
| 1907-05-01 | 857 |
| 1907-06-01 | 815 |
| 1907-07-01 | 777 |
| 1907-08-01 | 850 |
| 1907-09-01 | 856 |
| 1907-10-01 | 1139 |
| 1907-11-01 | 1180 |
| 1907-12-01 | 1316 |
| 1908-01-01 | 1949 |
| 1908-02-01 | 1621 |
| 1908-03-01 | 1339 |
| 1908-04-01 | 1309 |
| 1908-05-01 | 1379 |
| 1908-06-01 | 1112 |
| 1908-07-01 | 1232 |
| 1908-08-01 | 1199 |
| 1908-09-01 | 1026 |
| 1908-10-01 | 1187 |
| 1908-11-01 | 1120 |
| 1908-12-01 | 1217 |
| 1909-01-01 | 1471 |
| 1909-02-01 | 1105 |
| 1909-03-01 | 1274 |
| 1909-04-01 | 990 |
| 1909-05-01 | 1028 |
| 1909-06-01 | 1063 |
| 1909-07-01 | 1105 |
| 1909-08-01 | 917 |
| 1909-09-01 | 813 |
| 1909-10-01 | 1164 |
| 1909-11-01 | 963 |
| 1909-12-01 | 1130 |
| 1910-01-01 | 1510 |
| 1910-02-01 | 1067 |
| 1910-03-01 | 948 |
| 1910-04-01 | 1160 |
| 1910-05-01 | 885 |
| 1910-06-01 | 816 |
| 1910-07-01 | 1147 |
| 1910-08-01 | 919 |
| 1910-09-01 | 945 |
| 1910-10-01 | 1122 |
| 1910-11-01 | 1003 |
| 1910-12-01 | 1128 |
| 1911-01-01 | 1663 |
| 1911-02-01 | 1198 |
| 1911-03-01 | 1124 |
| 1911-04-01 | 1206 |
| 1911-05-01 | 1006 |
| 1911-06-01 | 864 |
| 1911-07-01 | 1127 |
| 1911-08-01 | 926 |
| 1911-09-01 | 827 |
| 1911-10-01 | 1169 |
| 1911-11-01 | 1105 |
| 1911-12-01 | 1226 |
| 1912-01-01 | 1897 |
| 1912-02-01 | 1539 |
| 1912-03-01 | 1392 |
| 1912-04-01 | 1279 |
| 1912-05-01 | 1204 |
| 1912-06-01 | 1006 |
| 1912-07-01 | 1230 |
| 1912-08-01 | 1102 |
| 1912-09-01 | 1167 |
| 1912-10-01 | 1150 |
| 1912-11-01 | 1175 |
| 1912-12-01 | 1311 |
| 1913-01-01 | 1814 |
| 1913-02-01 | 1454 |
| 1913-03-01 | 1190 |
| 1913-04-01 | 1314 |
| 1913-05-01 | 1246 |
| 1913-06-01 | 1145 |
| 1913-07-01 | 1169 |
| 1913-08-01 | 1145 |
| 1913-09-01 | 1235 |
| 1913-10-01 | 1434 |
| 1913-11-01 | 1377 |
| 1913-12-01 | 1514 |
| 1914-01-01 | 1857 |
| 1914-02-01 | 1505 |
| 1914-03-01 | 1464 |
| 1914-04-01 | 1336 |
| 1914-05-01 | 1221 |
| 1914-06-01 | 1160 |
| 1914-07-01 | 1411 |
| 1914-08-01 | 1272 |
| 1914-09-01 | 1615 |
| 1914-10-01 | 1686 |
| 1914-11-01 | 1815 |
| 1914-12-01 | 1938 |
| 1915-01-01 | 2848 |
| 1915-02-01 | 2278 |
| 1915-03-01 | 2090 |
| 1915-04-01 | 2063 |
| 1915-05-01 | 1707 |
| 1915-06-01 | 1754 |
| 1915-07-01 | 1739 |
| 1915-08-01 | 1395 |
| 1915-09-01 | 1414 |
| 1915-10-01 | 1599 |
| 1915-11-01 | 1565 |
| 1915-12-01 | 1704 |
| 1916-01-01 | 2009 |
| 1916-02-01 | 1688 |
| 1916-03-01 | 1690 |
| 1916-04-01 | 1399 |
| 1916-05-01 | 1482 |
| 1916-06-01 | 1227 |
| 1916-07-01 | 1207 |
| 1916-08-01 | 1394 |
| 1916-09-01 | 1154 |
| 1916-10-01 | 1240 |
| 1916-11-01 | 1251 |
| 1916-12-01 | 1252 |
| 1917-01-01 | 1540 |
| 1917-02-01 | 1165 |
| 1917-03-01 | 1232 |
| 1917-04-01 | 1069 |
| 1917-05-01 | 1296 |
| 1917-06-01 | 1186 |
| 1917-07-01 | 1137 |
| 1917-08-01 | 1149 |
| 1917-09-01 | 963 |
| 1917-10-01 | 1082 |
| 1917-11-01 | 981 |
| 1917-12-01 | 1055 |
| 1918-01-01 | 1178 |
| 1918-02-01 | 980 |
| 1918-03-01 | 1142 |
| 1918-04-01 | 905 |
| 1918-05-01 | 880 |
| 1918-06-01 | 804 |
| 1918-07-01 | 786 |
| 1918-08-01 | 720 |
| 1918-09-01 | 674 |
| 1918-10-01 | 660 |
| 1918-11-01 | 570 |
| 1918-12-01 | 683 |
| 1919-01-01 | 673 |
| 1919-02-01 | 602 |
| 1919-03-01 | 629 |
| 1919-04-01 | 543 |
| 1919-05-01 | 531 |
| 1919-06-01 | 485 |
| 1919-07-01 | 452 |
| 1919-08-01 | 468 |
| 1919-09-01 | 473 |
| 1919-10-01 | 463 |
| 1919-11-01 | 551 |
| 1919-12-01 | 581 |
| 1920-01-01 | 569 |
| 1920-02-01 | 492 |
| 1920-03-01 | 566 |
| 1920-04-01 | 504 |
| 1920-05-01 | 547 |
| 1920-06-01 | 674 |
| 1920-07-01 | 681 |
| 1920-08-01 | 673 |
| 1920-09-01 | 677 |
| 1920-10-01 | 923 |
| 1920-11-01 | 1050 |
| 1920-12-01 | 1525 |
| 1921-01-01 | 1895 |
| 1921-02-01 | 1641 |
| 1921-03-01 | 1336 |
| 1921-04-01 | 1487 |
| 1921-05-01 | 1356 |
| 1921-06-01 | 1320 |
| 1921-07-01 | 1444 |
| 1921-08-01 | 1562 |
| 1921-09-01 | 1466 |
| 1921-10-01 | 1713 |
| 1921-11-01 | 1988 |
| 1921-12-01 | 2444 |
| 1922-01-01 | 2723 |
| 1922-02-01 | 2331 |
| 1922-03-01 | 2463 |
| 1922-04-01 | 2167 |
| 1922-05-01 | 1960 |
| 1922-06-01 | 1740 |
| 1922-07-01 | 1753 |
| 1922-08-01 | 1714 |
| 1922-09-01 | 1566 |
| 1922-10-01 | 1708 |
| 1922-11-01 | 1737 |
| 1922-12-01 | 1814 |
| 1923-01-01 | 2126 |
| 1923-02-01 | 1508 |
| 1923-03-01 | 1682 |
| 1923-04-01 | 1520 |
| 1923-05-01 | 1530 |
| 1923-06-01 | 1358 |
| 1923-07-01 | 1231 |
| 1923-08-01 | 1319 |
| 1923-09-01 | 1226 |
| 1923-10-01 | 1673 |
| 1923-11-01 | 1704 |
| 1923-12-01 | 1841 |
| 1924-01-01 | 2108 |
| 1924-02-01 | 1730 |
| 1924-03-01 | 1817 |
| 1924-04-01 | 1707 |
| 1924-05-01 | 1816 |
| 1924-06-01 | 1607 |
| 1924-07-01 | 1615 |
| 1924-08-01 | 1520 |
| 1924-09-01 | 1306 |
| 1924-10-01 | 1696 |
| 1924-11-01 | 1653 |
| 1924-12-01 | 2040 |
| 1925-01-01 | 2317 |
| 1925-02-01 | 1793 |
| 1925-03-01 | 1859 |
| 1925-04-01 | 1939 |
| 1925-05-01 | 1767 |
| 1925-06-01 | 1745 |
| 1925-07-01 | 1685 |
| 1925-08-01 | 1513 |
| 1925-09-01 | 1465 |
| 1925-10-01 | 1581 |
| 1925-11-01 | 1672 |
| 1925-12-01 | 1878 |
| 1926-01-01 | 2296 |
| 1926-02-01 | 1801 |
| 1926-03-01 | 1984 |
| 1926-04-01 | 1957 |
| 1926-05-01 | 1730 |
| 1926-06-01 | 1708 |
| 1926-07-01 | 1605 |
| 1926-08-01 | 1593 |
| 1926-09-01 | 1437 |
| 1926-10-01 | 1763 |
| 1926-11-01 | 1830 |
| 1926-12-01 | 2069 |
| 1927-01-01 | 2465 |
| 1927-02-01 | 2035 |
| 1927-03-01 | 2143 |
| 1927-04-01 | 1968 |
| 1927-05-01 | 1852 |
| 1927-06-01 | 1833 |
| 1927-07-01 | 1756 |
| 1927-08-01 | 1708 |
| 1927-09-01 | 1573 |
| 1927-10-01 | 1787 |
| 1927-11-01 | 1864 |
| 1927-12-01 | 2162 |
| 1928-01-01 | 2643 |
| 1928-02-01 | 2176 |
| 1928-03-01 | 2236 |
| 1928-04-01 | 1818 |
| 1928-05-01 | 2008 |
| 1928-06-01 | 1947 |
| 1928-07-01 | 1723 |
| 1928-08-01 | 1852 |
| 1928-09-01 | 1635 |
| 1928-10-01 | 2023 |
| 1928-11-01 | 1838 |
| 1928-12-01 | 1943 |
| 1929-01-01 | 2535 |
| 1929-02-01 | 1965 |
| 1929-03-01 | 1987 |
| 1929-04-01 | 2021 |
| 1929-05-01 | 1897 |
| 1929-06-01 | 1767 |
| 1929-07-01 | 1752 |
| 1929-08-01 | 1762 |
| 1929-09-01 | 1568 |
| 1929-10-01 | 1822 |
| 1929-11-01 | 1796 |
| 1929-12-01 | 2037 |
| 1930-01-01 | 2759 |
| 1930-02-01 | 2262 |
| 1930-03-01 | 2347 |
| 1930-04-01 | 2198 |
| 1930-05-01 | 2179 |
| 1930-06-01 | 2026 |
| 1930-07-01 | 2028 |
| 1930-08-01 | 1913 |
| 1930-09-01 | 1963 |
| 1930-10-01 | 2124 |
| 1930-11-01 | 2031 |
| 1930-12-01 | 2525 |
| 1931-01-01 | 3316 |
| 1931-02-01 | 2563 |
| 1931-03-01 | 2604 |
| 1931-04-01 | 2383 |
| 1931-05-01 | 2248 |
| 1931-06-01 | 1993 |
| 1931-07-01 | 1983 |
| 1931-08-01 | 1944 |
| 1931-09-01 | 1936 |
| 1931-10-01 | 2362 |
| 1931-11-01 | 2195 |
| 1931-12-01 | 2758 |
| 1932-01-01 | 3458 |
| 1932-02-01 | 2732 |
| 1932-03-01 | 2951 |
| 1932-04-01 | 2816 |
| 1932-05-01 | 2788 |
| 1932-06-01 | 2688 |
| 1932-07-01 | 2596 |
| 1932-08-01 | 2796 |
| 1932-09-01 | 2182 |
| 1932-10-01 | 2273 |
| 1932-11-01 | 2073 |
| 1932-12-01 | 2469 |
| 1933-01-01 | 2889 |
| 1933-02-01 | 2367 |
| 1933-03-01 | 1912 |
| 1933-04-01 | 1902 |
| 1933-05-01 | 1846 |
| 1933-06-01 | 1596 |
| 1933-07-01 | 1375 |
| 1933-08-01 | 1427 |
| 1933-09-01 | 1075 |
| 1933-10-01 | 1167 |
| 1933-11-01 | 1195 |
| 1933-12-01 | 1108 |
| 1934-01-01 | 1317 |
| 1934-02-01 | 1017 |
| 1934-03-01 | 1069 |
| 1934-04-01 | 1020 |
| 1934-05-01 | 942 |
| 1934-06-01 | 992 |
| 1934-07-01 | 870 |
| 1934-08-01 | 872 |
| 1934-09-01 | 771 |
| 1934-10-01 | 1039 |
| 1934-11-01 | 882 |
| 1934-12-01 | 933 |
| 1935-01-01 | 1146 |
| 1935-02-01 | 956 |
| 1935-03-01 | 940 |
| 1935-04-01 | 1083 |
| 1935-05-01 | 1004 |
| 1935-06-01 | 944 |
| 1935-07-01 | 902 |
| 1935-08-01 | 884 |
| 1935-09-01 | 787 |
| 1935-10-01 | 1056 |
| 1935-11-01 | 898 |
| 1935-12-01 | 910 |
| 1936-01-01 | 1077 |
| 1936-02-01 | 856 |
| 1936-03-01 | 946 |
| 1936-04-01 | 830 |
| 1936-05-01 | 832 |
| 1936-06-01 | 773 |
| 1936-07-01 | 639 |
| 1936-08-01 | 655 |
| 1936-09-01 | 586 |
| 1936-10-01 | 611 |
| 1936-11-01 | 688 |
| 1936-12-01 | 692 |
| 1937-01-01 | 811 |
| 1937-02-01 | 721 |
| 1937-03-01 | 820 |
| 1937-04-01 | 786 |
| 1937-05-01 | 834 |
| 1937-06-01 | 670 |
| 1937-07-01 | 618 |
| 1937-08-01 | 707 |
| 1937-09-01 | 564 |
| 1937-10-01 | 768 |
| 1937-11-01 | 786 |
| 1937-12-01 | 932 |
| 1938-01-01 | 1320 |
| 1938-02-01 | 1071 |
| 1938-03-01 | 1088 |
| 1938-04-01 | 1116 |
| 1938-05-01 | 1053 |
| 1938-06-01 | 1018 |
| 1938-07-01 | 995 |
| 1938-08-01 | 974 |
