New restaurant opening counts for 522 rows-150 weeks since COVID shutdowns. 10.1% increase in September year over year (2022, 2023)

New restaurant openings originate from filings of alcohol, D/B/A and other corporate records. Total raw=number of licenses issued by states and municipalities. Net issued=after removal of duplicate and bogus filings.

Most recently comparing September 2022 and 2023, there has been an 10.1% increase in September, year over year.

522 Weeks since the pandemic began	Legal Filings Week ending 9/30/2023
	Total Raw	Total Net Issued
9/28/2023	1565	518
9/21/2023	1226	474
9/14/2023	1127	437
9/7/2023	1490	533
8/31/2023	1052	463
8/24/2023	1379	476
8/17/2023	1628	484
8/10/2023	1264	407
8/3/2023	726	404
7/27/2023	1823	487
7/20/2023	903	440
7/13/2023	915	391
6/26/2023	967	419
6/22/2023	969	405
6/15/2023	907	414
6/8/2023	1073	501
6/1/2023	865	390
5/25/2023	826	401
5/18/2023	701	336
5/11/2023	760	358
5/5/2023	999	518
4/27/2023	1218	645
4/20/2023	688	459
4/13/2023	1498	349
4/6/2023	848	330
3/30/2023	987	422
3/23/2023	1380	462
3/16/2023	736	454
3/9/2023	1000	568
3/2/2023	772	509
2/23/2023	504	386
2/16/2023	910	507
2/9/2023	408	355
2/2/2023	826	541
1/27/2023	1027	483
1/19/2023	654	386
1/12/2023	515	354
1/5/2023	613	389
12/22/2022	485	404
12/15/2022	648	474
12/8/2022	806	473
12/1/2022	762	420
11/17/2022	953	447
11/10/2022	380	311
11/3/2022	946	423
10/27/2022	675	458
10/20/2022	763	452
10/13/2022	774	421
10/8/2022	737	382
9/29/2022	830	455
9/22/2022	644	417
9/15/2022	700	431
9/8/2022	797	459
9/1/2022	834	386
8/25/2022	817	460
8/18/2022	753	497
8/11/2022	844	485
8/4/2022	768	530
7/28/2022	997	436
7/21/2022	874	520
7/7/2022	1049	538
6/30/2022	1067	496
6/23/2022	902	474
6/16/2022	1039	531
6/9/2022	1085	445
6/2/2022	951	495
5/26/2022	1047	547
5/19/2022	874	460
5/12/2022	891	438
5/5/2022	941	435
4/28/2022	1032	467
4/21/2022	939	492
4/14/2022	955	429
4/7/2022	1053	527
3/31/2022	755	485
3/25/2022	1045	409
3/17/2022	896	505
3/10/2022	960	531
3/3/2022	962	501
2/24/2022	941	531
2/17/2022	977	409
2/10/2022	647	428
2/3/2022	650	440
1/27/2022	828	461
1/20/2022	935	385
1/13/2022	699	389
1/6/2022	812	468
12/30/2021	797	473
12/16/2021	854	472
12/9/2021	938	498
12/2/2021	867	542
11/18/2021	678	470
11/11/2021	808	567
11/4/2021	870	470
10/28/2021	850	522
10/22/2021	812	459
10/15/2021	970	521
10/7/2021	713	437
9/30/2021	75	459
9/23/2021	670	463
9/16/2021	825	523
9/9/2021	807	503
9/2/2021	714	413
8/26/2021	913	567
8/19/2021	414	345
8/12/2021	889	521
8/5/2021	1132	564
7/29/2021	1152	601
7/22/2021	948	607
7/15/2021	1050	550
7/1/2021	819	520
6/24/2021	975	619
6/17/2021	837	553
6/10/2021	880	513
6/3/2021	1417	551
5/27/2021	1322	580
5/20/2021	1103	520
5/13/2021	1294	522
5/6/2021	1303	584
4/29/2021	1250	524
4/22/2021	1130	476
4/15/2021	1332	555
4/8/2021	1474	564
4/1/2021	1085	460
3/25/2021	1251	496
3/18/2021	368	396
3/11/2021	1525	569
3/4/2021	1216	500
2/25/2021	1006	529
2/18/2021	1002	472
2/11/2021	1851	788
2/4/2021	624	323
1/28/2021	736	370
1/21/2021	484	325
1/14/2021	880	585
1/7/2021	1061	447
12/31/2020	1264	438
12/17/2020	1226	451
12/10/2020	771	482
12/3/2020	1264	539
11/19/2020	1003	513
11/12/2020	957	605
11/5/2020	971	613
10/29/2020	965	495
10/22/2020	1080	633
10/15/2020	1129	610
10/8/2020	1237	630
10/1/2020	924	518
9/24/2020	1006	604
9/17/2020	1022	498
9/10/2020	1002	467
9/3/2020	1056	460
8/27/2020	1050	578
8/20/2020	978	498
8/13/2020	1066	577
8/6/2020	1158	531
7/30/2020	992	578
7/23/2020	724	412
7/16/2020	958	545
7/9/2020	1368	669
6/25/2020	711	407
6/18/2020	815	455
6/11/2020	497	304
6/4/2020	762	412
5/28/2020	691	363
5/21/2020	776	350
5/14/2020	801	409
5/7/2020	679	363
4/30/2020	678	373
4/23/2020	970	443
4/16/2020	839	612
4/9/2020	691	221
4/2/2020	639	376
3/26/2020	844	346

	Numbers of Sit-Down VS. Counter Service
	Sit down	Counter Service
9/28/2023	134	113
9/21/2023	111	90
9/14/2023	95	71
9/7/2023	120	122
8/31/2023	128	92
8/24/2023	135	88
8/17/2023	147	84
8/10/2023	147	70
8/3/2023	143	70
7/27/2023	144	105
7/20/2023	146	64
7/13/2023	139	54
6/26/2023	122	69
6/22/2023	123	62
6/15/2023	113	57
6/8/2023	115	71
6/1/2023	82	63
5/25/2023	70	63
5/18/2023	96	55
5/11/2023	76	81
5/5/2023	360	138
4/27/2023	411	164
4/20/2023	334	94
4/13/2023	241	93
4/6/2023	232	92
3/30/2023	314	91
3/23/2023	325	124
3/16/2023	332	110
3/9/2023	386	152
3/2/2023	368	132
2/23/2023	283	91
2/16/2023	367	129
2/9/2023	276	70
2/2/2023	377	137
1/27/2023	321	151
1/19/2023	267	107
1/12/2023	279	69
1/5/2023	262	117
12/22/2022	306	91
12/15/2022	343	122
12/8/2022	331	135
12/1/2022	300	116
11/17/2022	307	122
11/10/2022	233	68
11/3/2022	259	153
10/27/2022	302	135
10/20/2022	300	140
10/13/2022	276	132
10/8/2022	277	95
9/29/2022	328	117
9/22/2022	286	123
9/15/2022	283	135
9/8/2022	322	129
9/1/2022	288	93
8/25/2022	293	153
8/18/2022	324	164
8/11/2022	315	151
8/4/2022	331	182
7/28/2022	290	136
7/21/2022	352	153
7/7/2022	362	164
6/30/2022	300	182
6/23/2022	292	161
6/16/2022	342	174
6/9/2022	268	160
6/2/2022	279	201
5/26/2022	334	185
5/19/2022	284	148
5/12/2022	297	128
5/5/2022	275	150
4/28/2022	308	140
4/21/2022	320	158
4/14/2022	233	185
4/7/2022	299	216
3/31/2022	293	171
3/25/2022	250	139
3/17/2022	276	187
3/10/2022	313	190
3/3/2022	289	175
2/24/2022	323	174
2/17/2022	250	145
2/10/2022	267	144
2/3/2022	253	161
1/27/2022	265	174
1/20/2022	206	159
1/13/2022	233	121
1/6/2022	258	184
12/30/2021	274	164
12/16/2021	259	182
12/9/2021	294	178
12/2/2021	317	199
11/18/2021	291	150
11/11/2021	307	222
11/4/2021	266	179
10/28/2021	316	177
10/22/2021	258	166
10/15/2021	294	200
10/7/2021	279	120
9/30/2021	290	143
9/23/2021	289	147
9/16/2021	305	185
9/9/2021	260	194
9/2/2021	260	137
8/26/2021	340	210
8/19/2021	260	69
8/12/2021	325	166
8/5/2021	339	204
7/29/2021	362	220
7/22/2021	347	237
7/15/2021	348	170
7/1/2021	297	198
6/24/2021	338	239
6/17/2021	313	209
6/10/2021	324	166
6/3/2021	294	231
5/27/2021	308	217
5/20/2021	314	181
5/13/2021	308	186
5/6/2021	331	229
4/29/2021	288	208
4/22/2021	270	187
4/15/2021	304	222
4/8/2021	340	197
4/1/2021	245	194
3/25/2021	276	194
3/18/2021	279	93
3/11/2021	294	233
3/4/2021	268	215
2/25/2021	278	209
2/18/2021	244	201
2/11/2021	389	362
2/4/2021	170	139
1/28/2021	192	161
1/21/2021	176	136
1/14/2021	314	230
1/7/2021	223	199
12/31/2020	233	184
12/17/2020	258	170
12/10/2020	247	208
12/3/2020	274	225
11/19/2020	276	194
11/12/2020	328	236
11/5/2020	317	253
10/29/2020	251	217
10/22/2020	291	299
10/15/2020	301	269
10/8/2020	291	285
10/1/2020	242	247
9/24/2020	290	283
9/17/2020	254	205
9/10/2020	238	204
9/3/2020	216	209
8/27/2020	281	260
8/20/2020	248	214
8/13/2020	267	261
8/6/2020	266	227
7/30/2020	306	251
7/23/2020	205	181
7/16/2020	262	248
7/9/2020	355	263
6/25/2020	219	151
6/18/2020	245	183
6/11/2020	140	143
6/4/2020	200	174
5/28/2020	178	158
5/21/2020	183	123
5/14/2020	196	177
5/7/2020	196	153
4/30/2020	182	150
4/23/2020	213	170
4/16/2020	291	268
4/9/2020	124	82
4/2/2020	208	154
3/26/2020	311	29

	Number of Chain Locations VS. Independent Locations
	Chain stores	Independent stores
9/28/2023	29	489
9/21/2023	28	445
9/14/2023	36	399
9/7/2023	40	492
8/31/2023	40	422
8/24/2023	36	438
8/17/2023	26	454
8/10/2023	20	386
8/3/2023	30	370
7/27/2023	28	455
7/20/2023	19	414
7/13/2023	23	366
6/26/2023	32	385
6/22/2023	32	371
6/15/2023	41	368
6/8/2023	31	467
6/1/2023	36	350
5/25/2023	36	361
5/18/2023	22	312
5/11/2023	49	301
5/5/2023	26	490
4/27/2023	57	540
4/20/2023	46	389
4/13/2023	29	314
4/6/2023	25	299
3/30/2023	23	385
3/23/2023	17	434
3/16/2023	18	426
3/9/2023	29	513
3/2/2023	29	472
2/23/2023	24	352
2/16/2023	22	474
2/9/2023	16	331
2/2/2023	15	499
1/27/2023	18	455
1/19/2023	16	358
1/12/2023	18	331
1/5/2023	28	353
12/22/2022	17	381
12/15/2022	20	445
12/8/2022	26	439
12/1/2022	23	394
11/17/2022	26	405
11/10/2022	18	285
11/3/2022	24	388
10/27/2022	23	417
10/20/2022	22	419
10/13/2022	24	386
10/8/2022	23	350
9/29/2022	20	427
9/22/2022	17	393
9/15/2022	25	398
9/8/2022	14	438
9/1/2022	22	361
8/25/2022	24	426
8/18/2022	28	462
8/11/2022	22	449
8/4/2022	38	480
7/28/2022	14	412
7/21/2022	32	478
7/7/2022	29	500
6/30/2022	30	458
6/23/2022	13	442
6/16/2022	31	484
6/9/2022	25	404
6/2/2022	35	446
5/26/2022	32	496
5/19/2022	22	412
5/12/2022	18	411
5/5/2022	35	391
4/28/2022	24	429
4/21/2022	32	447
4/14/2022	24	394
4/7/2022	23	495
3/31/2022	41	430
3/25/2022	24	366
3/17/2022	31	445
3/10/2022	43	468
3/3/2022	30	444
2/24/2022	52	458
2/17/2022	25	373
2/10/2022	17	394
2/3/2022	37	383
1/27/2022	51	396
1/20/2022	36	336
1/13/2022	28	335
1/6/2022	32	417
12/30/2021	47	391
12/16/2021	38	414
12/9/2021	39	443
12/2/2021	53	473
11/18/2021	28	419
11/11/2021	47	499
11/4/2021	48	404
10/28/2021	39	466
10/22/2021	52	389
10/15/2021	41	459
10/7/2021	33	384
9/30/2021	32	404
9/23/2021	54	391
9/16/2021	61	444
9/9/2021	47	427
9/2/2021	38	362
8/26/2021	54	503
8/19/2021	53	286
8/12/2021	26	476
8/5/2021	41	509
7/29/2021	44	545
7/22/2021	56	535
7/15/2021	51	477
7/1/2021	37	467
6/24/2021	38	549
6/17/2021	63	475
6/10/2021	40	461
6/3/2021	37	496
5/27/2021	41	496
5/20/2021	36	474
5/13/2021	28	478
5/6/2021	38	528
4/29/2021	51	454
4/22/2021	28	439
4/15/2021	36	500
4/8/2021	32	490
4/1/2021	21	422
3/25/2021	25	444
3/18/2021	75	307
3/11/2021	62	484
3/4/2021	43	446
2/25/2021	38	459
2/18/2021	41	414
2/11/2021	91	677
2/4/2021	26	289
1/28/2021	24	338
1/21/2021	24	293
1/14/2021	53	507
1/7/2021	53	358
12/31/2020	52	370
12/17/2020	29	407
12/10/2020	48	424
12/3/2020	56	467
11/19/2020	47	447
11/12/2020	41	549
11/5/2020	49	543
10/29/2020	39	440
10/22/2020	64	554
10/15/2020	54	541
10/8/2020	46	562
10/1/2020	59	439
9/24/2020	70	520
9/17/2020	46	438
9/10/2020	44	413
9/3/2020	38	409
8/27/2020	69	495
8/20/2020	53	428
8/13/2020	72	485
8/6/2020	55	457
7/30/2020	61	505
7/23/2020	37	362
7/16/2020	54	470
7/9/2020	93	547
6/25/2020	41	354
6/18/2020	33	413
6/11/2020	48	244
6/4/2020	66	315
5/28/2020	46	297
5/21/2020	26	296
5/14/2020	58	331
5/7/2020	32	308
4/30/2020	51	322
4/23/2020	55	362
4/16/2020	58	546
4/9/2020	23	198
4/2/2020	49	327
3/26/2020	29	286