Taxable retail sales increased 7.4 percent to $117.1 billion during calendar year 2013 compared to 2012, 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 6.4 percent to $53.7 billion.
Within the retail sector:
- New and used car sales rose 12.1 percent to $10 billion
- Building materials, garden equipment and supplies increased 9.6 percent to $5 billion
- Apparel and accessories grew 4.2 percent to $4.1 billion
- E-commerce and mail order went up 23.6 percent to $1.7 billion
The construction industry saw large gains as well, with an overall increase of 15.8 percent to $19.3 billion. Building construction drove most of those gains, with a 17.1 percent increase over 2012 taxable sales.
Results for the most populous counties:
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
Percent change |
Retail trade |
Percent change |
|
King |
$46.1 billion |
7.1 percent |
$18.6 billion |
5.8 percent |
|
Pierce |
$12.2 billion |
10 percent |
$6.3 billion |
8.9 percent |
|
Snohomish |
$11.2 billion |
8 percent |
$6 billion |
7.6 percent |
|
Spokane |
$7.6 billion |
6.2 percent |
$3.8 billion |
6.5 percent |
|
Clark |
$4.9 billion |
9.3 percent |
$2.2 billion |
8.7 percent |
Results for cities with the most sales:
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
% change |
Retail trade |
% change |
|
Seattle |
$18.3 billion |
6.4 percent |
$5.9 billion |
6.2 percent |
|
Bellevue |
$5.4 billion |
7.2 percent |
$2.6 billion |
2.6 percent |
|
Tacoma |
$4.3 billion |
5.8 percent |
$2.2 billion |
4.6 percent |
|
Spokane |
$4.1 billion |
5.8 percent |
$1.9 billion |
4.3 percent |
|
Vancouver |
$2.8 billion |
8.7 percent |
$1.3 billion |
11.8 percent |
Revenue provides detailed reports of taxable retail sales and retail trade figures by county and city, as well as a breakdown of sales statewide by industry. These files can be found at http://dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/newsroom/2014/trs-CY2013.aspx.
Results for all counties and selected cities, including breakdowns of sales by industry sector, are available at http://dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/StatisticsAndReports/2013/qbrcal13/default.aspx.
