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PrintOLYMPIA - Aug. 4, 2015 - The state's taxable retail sales totals grew to $29.7 billion in the first quarter of 2015 (Jan. 1-March 31), recording a 9 percent increase over the same period in 2014. Retail trade, a subset of total taxable retail sales, rose 7.5 percent to $13.3 billion.
The results come from a quarterly report released by the Washington State Department of Revenue. The report compares taxable retail sales figures from the first quarters of 2015 to 2014, which equalizes any seasonal effects of consumer purchasing habits.
Taxable sales were up in many of the retail trade sectors:
· Health and drug store sales by 20.3 percent
· E-commerce and mail orders by 19.2 percent
· Building and garden supply stores by 16.7 percent
· New and used vehicles by 11.6 percent
The mining, construction and real estate industries all saw first quarter gains, too.
Counties: First quarter 2015 results for most populous counties
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
Percent change |
Retail trade |
Percent change |
|
King |
$12.09 billion |
10.5 |
$4.58 billion |
6.9 |
|
Pierce |
$3.1 billion |
7.1 |
$1.61 billion |
8 |
|
Snohomish |
$2.77 billion |
7.3 |
$1.48 billion |
6.1 |
|
Spokane |
$1.86 billion |
6.8 |
$943 million |
9.3 |
|
Clark |
$1.32 billion |
13.8 |
$591 million |
13.5 |
|
Thurston |
$998 million |
9.8 |
$517 million |
7.5 |
|
Kitsap |
$834 million |
8.1 |
$451 million |
8.2 |
|
Yakima |
$829 million |
8.4 |
$381 million |
8.5 |
|
Whatcom |
$795 million |
5.3 |
$377 million |
3.4 |
|
Skagit |
$555 million |
7.2 |
$303 million |
6.6 |
Cities: First quarter 2015 results for cities with the most sales
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
Percent change |
Retail trade |
Percent change |
|
Seattle |
$5 billion |
14.5 |
$1.47 billion |
7.7 |
|
Bellevue |
$1.5 billion |
10.5 |
$625 million |
6.3 |
|
Tacoma |
$1.06 billion |
6 |
$542 million |
5.5 |
|
Spokane |
$1.03 billion |
7.9 |
$484 million |
9.9 |
|
Vancouver |
$767 million |
15.2 |
$347 million |
13.7 |
Additional detailed reports are available here: http://dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/StatisticsAndReports/stats_lrs2015.aspx.
About Revenue
The Department of Revenue is Washington state's primary tax administration agency, nationally recognized for innovation and service quality. Revenue collected more than $19.6 billion in tax revenues in fiscal year 2014. These funds go to support public schools, social services, health care, corrections, public safety and natural resources conservation.
