U.S. food-services and accommodation business applications fell in September
The U.S. Census Bureau recorded 26,600 seasonally adjusted new business applications in accommodation and food services, down 1.7% from August. The figures are from the NAICS 72 sector row in the September 2026 Business Formation Statistics released October 14.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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The U.S. Census Bureau recorded 26,600 seasonally adjusted new business applications in accommodation and food services, down 1.7% from August. The figures are from the NAICS 72 sector row in the September 2026 Business Formation Statistics released October 14. In the Census Bureau's monthly file, these applications belong to the Business Applications series based on applications for employer identification numbers (EINs). The measure does not show that new firms were actually formed or began operating.
The sector definition combines accommodation and food services. The agency's data dictionary explains the sector, series and seasonal-adjustment codes; the monthly percentage change was calculated from the September and August counts.
Data
U.S. accommodation and food-services business applications fell in September
The U.S. Census Bureau's September 2026 Business Formation Statistics report covers new tax-identification applications in accommodation and food services under NAICS 72.
- Accommodation and food-services business applications, seasonally adjusted
- 26,600 applications
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Monthly change from August 2026
- -1.7 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
Methodology
Values come from the NAICS72, BA_BA, US, seasonally adjusted (A) row in the Census Bureau's monthly Business Formation Statistics file released October 14, 2026. Applications cover EIN applications; they are not counts of firms formed or businesses that began operating. The monthly percentage change is calculated from September relative to August and rounded to one decimal place.
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- EconomySuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.census.gov ↗
- Business enterpriseSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: Business Formationwww.census.gov ↗
- Tourism and leisure industrySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: accommodationwww.census.gov ↗
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- United States · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
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