|
Back to content page
|
|
State taxable retail sales decline 2.9 percent during first quarter 2010
|
|
|
Overall taxable retail sales for the state of Washington declined 2.9 percent to $22.6 billion during the first quarter of 2010, the Department of Revenue reported yesterday.
Retail trade increased 1.9 percent to $10.2 billion over the first quarter of 2009. Retail trade is a subset of all taxable retail sales that includes retailers but excludes other industries such as services and construction.
Overall results continued to be held down by weakness in the construction sector, which was down 18.3 percent to $3.5 billion over year-earlier results. Sales by new and used car dealers were up 1.8 percent to $1.7 billion, while accommodations and food services sales were up 1.8 percent to $2.5 billion. Building materials, garden equipment and supplies sales were up 8.3 percent to $921 million.
In Northwest Washington, Whatcom County provided a bright spot with a modest 1.2 percent increases in its taxable retail sales. On the other end of the spectrum, Island Country reported a double-digit drop of 10.3 percent. Skagit County reported a drop of 4.9 percent, and San Juan County a 2.8 percent drop.
|
|
|
|
|
Related Articles:
|
|
No News For this Zone. Please Try Later
|
|
|
|
Back to content page
|
|
|
|
|
