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Monthly business openings and closures in the business sector, Canada, January 2019 to May 2021, seasonally adjusted series

number 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000 Jan. 2019 2020 May 2021 Business openingsBusiness openings Business closuresBusiness closures
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Monthly business openings and closures in the business sector, Canada, January 2019  to May 2021, seasonally adjusted series, number
  Business openings Business closures
January 2019 44,240 42,792
February 2019 44,066 42,689
March 2019 43,851 40,914
April 2019 42,712 41,982
May 2019 42,943 43,451
June 2019 42,613 44,618
July 2019 40,259 38,879
August 2019 40,634 41,205
September 2019 42,907 42,111
October 2019 41,597 40,807
November 2019 40,634 40,067
December 2019 42,168 40,775
January 2020 41,191 41,440
February 2020 38,277 39,725
March 2020 37,719 58,492
April 2020 39,705 110,133
May 2020 47,720 77,991
June 2020 56,334 59,666
July 2020 55,391 32,953
August 2020 53,514 30,696
September 2020 50,135 32,607
October 2020 49,653 34,274
November 2020 49,615 40,238
December 2020 47,934 36,975
January 2021 45,982 37,940
February 2021 47,489 41,793
March 2021 47,737 40,635
April 2021 44,127 41,645
May 2021 39,049 40,447
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