Taxable retail sales increased 5.6 percent to $29.5 billion during the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 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 4.9 percent to $14.0 billion.
Among major industries, construction was up 9.6 percent to $4.7 billion, accommodations and food services increased 7.0 percent to $3.1 billion, motor vehicles and parts rose 10.3 percent to $2.9 billion, and general merchandise stores were up 1.3 percent to $3.1 billion.
Results for the most populous counties:
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
% change |
Retail trade |
% change |
|
King |
$11.6 billion |
6.6% |
$4.9 billion |
5.3% |
|
Pierce |
$3.0 billion |
7.9% |
$1.6 billion |
5.9% |
|
Snohomish |
$2.8 billion |
6.8% |
$1.6 billion |
6.0% |
|
Spokane |
$1.9 billion |
3.1% |
$997 million |
4.6% |
|
Clark |
$1.2 billion |
5.3% |
$564 million |
4.8% |
Results for cities with the most sales:
|
|
Taxable retail sales |
% change |
Retail trade |
% change |
|
Seattle |
$4.6 billion |
6.8% |
$1.5 billion |
4.1% |
|
Bellevue |
$1.4 billion |
5.7% |
$748 million |
7.6% |
|
Tacoma |
$1.1 billion |
7.9% |
$565 million |
4.2% |
|
Spokane |
$1.1 billion |
7.4% |
$523 million |
5.6% |
|
Vancouver |
$678 million |
4.1% |
$316 million |
3.6% |
Taxable retail sales and retail trade by county and city, and a breakdown of sales statewide by industries are available at http://dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/newsroom/2013/trs-q42012.aspx
http://dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/newsroom/2013/trs-q42012.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/2012/qbr412/default.aspx.
