OLYMPIA – Jan. 8, 2013 – Taxable retail sales increased 5.4 percent to $28.8 billion during the third 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 7.3 percent to $13.1 billion.
Among major industries, construction was up 6.1 percent to $4.6 billion, accommodations and food services increased 5.6 percent to $3.5 billion, motor vehicles and parts rose 15.7 percent to $3.0 billion, and general merchandise stores were up 4.7 percent to $2.6 billion.
Results for the most populous counties:
| |
Taxable retail sales |
% change |
Retail trade |
% change |
| King |
$11.3 billion |
7.2% |
$4.6 billion |
7.2% |
| Pierce |
$2.9 billion |
6.2% |
$1.5 billion |
7.7% |
| Snohomish |
$2.7 billion |
7.6% |
$1.5 billion |
9.2% |
| Spokane |
$1.9 billion |
3.5% |
$934 million |
7.5% |
| Clark |
$1.2 billion |
6.9% |
$540 million |
8.1% |
Results for cities with the most sales:
| |
Taxable retail sales |
% change |
Retail trade |
% change |
| Seattle |
$4.5 billion |
9.4% |
$1.4 billion |
4.9% |
| Bellevue |
$1.3 billion |
8.0% |
$647 million |
11.0% |
| Tacoma |
$1.0 billion |
7.3% |
$526 million |
6.0% |
| Spokane |
$1.0 billion |
8.4% |
$480 million |
9.1% |
| Vancouver |
$665 million |
7.4% |
$294 million |
8.2% |
Taxable retail sales and retail trade by county and city, and a breakdown of sales statewide by industries are available here.
Results for all counties and selected cities, including breakdowns of sales by industry sector, are available here. z
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