Taxable retail sales increased 5.1 percent to $109.1 billion during calendar year 2012 compared to 2011, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported today.
Retail trade, a subset of all sales that excludes non-retail sectors such as construction and services, rose 5.3 percent to $50.5 billion.
Among major industries, construction was up 7.6 percent to $16.7 billion, accommodations and food services increased 6.3 percent to $12.6 billion, motor vehicles and parts rose 11.6 percent to $11.4 billion, and general merchandise stores were up 2.5 percent to $10.3 billion.
In Kitsap County, all taxable sales increased 3.2 percent. Sales went from $3.043 million in 2011 to $3.140 million in 2011.
For retail sales only, the increase was 3.69 percent. Sales went from $1.635 million in 20111 to $1.695 million in 2012.
Results for the most populous counties:
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
% change |
Retail trade |
% change |
|
King |
$43.0 billion |
6.5% |
$17.6 billion |
5.3% |
|
Pierce |
$11.1 billion |
5.3% |
$5.8 billion |
5.6% |
|
Snohomish |
$10.3 billion |
6.2% |
$5.6 billion |
7.1% |
|
Spokane |
$7.1 billion |
3.2% |
$3.6 billion |
4.7% |
|
Clark |
$4.5 billion |
6.2% |
$2.1 billion |
5.8% |
Results for cities with the most sales:
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
% change |
Retail trade |
% change |
|
Seattle |
$17.2 billion |
9.0% |
$5.6 billion |
3.5% |
|
Bellevue |
$5.1 billion |
5.3% |
$2.6 million |
9.4% |
|
Tacoma |
$4.0 billion |
5.8% |
$2.1 billion |
4.5% |
|
Spokane |
$3.9 billion |
6.9% |
$1.9 billion |
5.2% |
|
Vancouver |
$2.5 billion |
5.8% |
$1.1 billion |
4.9% |
