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Monthly business openings and closures as a percentage of active businesses, business sector, January 2024 to June 2025, seasonally adjusted data

% 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jan. 2024 June 2025 Opening rateOpening rate Closure rateClosure rate
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Monthly business openings and closures as a percentage of active businesses, business sector, January 2024 to June 2025, seasonally adjusted data, %
  Opening rate Closure rate
January 2024 4.8 4.6
February 2024 4.7 4.7
March 2024 4.7 4.6
April 2024 4.8 4.7
May 2024 4.8 4.7
June 2024 4.7 4.9
July 2024 4.7 4.7
August 2024 4.8 4.9
September 2024 4.9 4.8
October 2024 4.8 4.9
November 2024 5.0 5.0
December 2024 5.1 5.1
January 2025 4.8 4.8
February 2025 4.7 4.7
March 2025 4.8 4.8
April 2025 4.8 4.6
May 2025 4.8 4.8
June 2025 4.7 4.7
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