TAXABLE RETAIL SALES And Unit Count 3nd Quarter, 1998

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Taxable Retail Sales And Unit Count 3nd Quarter, 1998

For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison

Quarter 3 1997 Quarter 3 1998 Percent Change

Unit Count Retail Sales Unit Count Retail Sales

Uninc. Adams Co. 332 7,656,506 343 6,695,915 -12.5%

Hatton 27 12,704 41 10,464 -17.6%

Lind 179 2,432,868 169 2,933,316 20.6%

Othello 860 22,211,744 888 20,207,589 -9.0%

Ritzville 498 8,272,604 463 7,070,982 -14.5%

Washtucna 96 284,834 104 317,465 11.5%

Uninc. Asotin Co. 280 5,304,750 287 9,225,920 73.9%

Asotin 242 819,640 271 1,077,990 31.5%

Clarkston 1,043 28,122,020 1,094 30,395,395 8.1%

Uninc. Benton Co. 791 23,990,804 793 15,601,104 -35.0%

Benton City 499 2,920,153 506 2,675,901 -8.4%

Kennewick 3,263 222,132,026 3,247 235,197,014 5.9%

Prosser 891 18,491,018 933 18,741,530 1.4%

Richland 2,513 89,166,278 2,572 87,907,656 -1.4%

West Richland 501 3,891,866 557 6,176,249 58.7%

Uninc. Chelan Co. 1,248 58,368,593 1,240 51,348,900 -12.0%

Cashmere 598 5,271,756 637 6,250,515 18.6%

Chelan 835 22,762,853 857 23,056,145 1.3%

Entiat 233 1,712,227 224 1,500,730 -12.4%

Leavenworth 811 21,386,840 829 21,194,388 -0.9%

Wenatchee 2,545 143,168,218 2,634 143,905,066 0.5%

Uninc. Clallam Co. 1,228 58,963,392 1,264 68,392,631 16.0%

Forks 524 9,482,665 513 8,988,079 -5.2%

Port Angeles 1,972 71,146,531 2,000 70,685,236 -0.6%

Sequim 1,252 28,531,445 1,298 30,263,009 6.1%

Uninc. Clark Co. 3,927 272,737,500 3,955 284,870,059 4.4%

Battle Ground 1,403 22,307,744 1,410 22,462,530 0.7%

Camas 1,753 34,251,546 1,875 31,229,774 -8.8%

La Center 538 3,459,215 555 2,696,123 -22.1%

Ridgefield 882 4,179,513 946 4,640,214 11.0%

Vancouver 6,051 422,274,165 6,215 455,972,905 8.0%

Washougal 1,163 14,902,891 1,250 19,539,440 31.1%

Yacolt 353 1,682,248 359 1,336,649 -20.5%

Uninc. Columbia Co. 111 1,310,262 104 1,124,989 -14.1%

Dayton 497 4,397,584 496 4,505,741 2.5%

Starbuck 60 66,711 63 126,562 89.7%

Uninc. Cowlitz Co. 1,264 37,253,309 1,206 35,273,654 -5.3%

Castle Rock 630 6,476,749 665 7,852,292 21.2%

Kalama 647 4,766,236 660 5,970,163 25.3%

Kelso 1,525 46,530,119 1,537 48,759,265 4.8%

Longview 2,826 137,687,706 2,848 148,546,167 7.9%

Woodland 905 15,977,831 960 20,494,515 28.3%

Uninc. Douglas Co. 630 25,329,401 645 23,821,480 -6.0%

Bridgeport 206 1,189,826 217 1,351,523 13.6%

East Wenatchee 998 35,605,225 1,051 35,152,281 -1.3%

Mansfield 102 386,864 104 304,250 -21.4%

Rock Island 153 822,233 161 842,626 2.5%

Waterville 259 1,432,033 292 1,282,231 -10.5%

Uninc. Ferry Co. 359 7,601,299 374 7,091,670 -6.7%

Republic 365 3,550,031 377 3,207,151 -9.7%

Uninc. Franklin Co. 637 12,851,433 658 12,211,767 -5.0%

Connell 426 4,437,558 433 5,033,172 13.4%

Kahlotus 87 152,073 95 189,369 24.5%

Mesa 191 1,236,831 191 723,749 -41.5%

Pasco 2,348 129,102,984 2,354 126,127,164 -2.3%

Uninc. Garfield Co. 90 968,125 68 266,963 -72.4%

Pomeroy 360 2,976,932 368 3,684,664 23.8%

Uninc. Grant Co. 1,043 41,866,929 1,017 47,922,414 14.5%

Coulee City 225 3,357,097 236 2,215,363 -34.0%

Electric City 128 693,718 136 893,287 28.8%

Ephrata 906 19,726,106 889 18,540,534 -6.0%

George 130 1,909,542 159 1,418,901 -25.7%

Grand Coulee 314 4,217,392 314 4,602,276 9.1%

Hartline 58 140,488 57 114,852 -18.2%

Krupp 25 51,110 39 52,892 3.5%

Mattawa 271 2,957,403 278 4,154,970 40.5%

Moses Lake 1,974 94,007,002 1,950 96,130,034 2.3%

Quincy 778 15,985,756 812 22,764,749 42.4%

Royal City 286 4,249,564 303 3,415,593 -19.6%

Soap Lake 288 2,134,153 283 2,156,371 1.0%

Warden 379 5,230,467 402 9,387,253 79.5%

Wilson Creek 91 953,718 93 304,974 -68.0%

Uninc. Grays Harbor 1,005 27,596,852 1,023 27,848,268 0.9%

Aberdeen 1,682 75,765,381 1,689 83,671,880 10.4%

Cosmopolis 298 2,512,527 317 2,097,419 -16.5%

Elma 687 10,474,765 678 9,030,441 -13.8%

Hoquiam 868 14,215,262 852 12,541,861 -11.8%

McCleary 317 1,504,818 324 2,016,803 34.0%

Montesano 624 11,028,304 638 11,370,800 3.1%

Oakville 194 985,256 223 810,605 -17.7%

Ocean Shores 596 16,014,931 622 19,694,300 23.0%

Westport 458 8,099,884 475 7,986,613 -1.4%

Uninc. Island Co. 1,965 53,785,299 2,020 56,098,208 4.3%

Coupeville 728 6,459,823 772 6,287,161 -2.7%

Langley 607 6,799,379 631 7,029,982 3.4%

Oak Harbor 1,629 51,860,455 1,651 61,687,599 18.9%

Uninc. Jefferson Co 1,252 34,884,334 1,331 39,715,181 13.8%

Port Townsend 1,363 31,434,102 1,345 31,696,694 0.8%

Uninc. King Co. 7,003 392,610,975 6,325 380,472,391 -3.1%

Algona 482 3,668,767 476 4,951,431 35.0%

Auburn 4,281 267,488,566 4,353 316,608,433 18.4%

Beaux Arts Village 115 405,459 118 452,527 11.6%

Bellevue 8,997 937,256,619 9,154 1,024,379,099 9.3%

Black Diamond 483 4,556,352 588 4,656,589 2.2%

Bothell 4,968 132,899,382 5,205 170,762,245 28.5%

Burien 1,862 93,802,329 1,931 101,854,951 8.6%

Carnation 744 5,743,676 760 6,704,253 16.7%

Clyde Hill 352 3,449,438 363 6,247,031 81.1%

Covington 128 2,481,412 557 21,453,226 764.6%

Des Moines 1,662 31,491,561 1,688 35,682,836 13.3%

Duvall 956 9,571,601 1,015 11,435,318 19.5%

Enumclaw 1,764 40,808,551 1,821 41,966,130 2.8%

Federal Way 4,158 242,079,014 4,214 263,999,158 9.1%

Hunts Point 121 1,772,656 137 2,330,345 31.5%

Issaquah 3,552 163,678,455 3,845 190,839,339 16.6%

Kenmore 198 4,647,677

Kent 6,368 502,901,683 6,437 542,730,033 7.9%

Kirkland 5,428 317,040,032 5,566 332,226,146 4.8%

Lake Forest Park 684 7,734,577 780 8,656,648 11.9%

Maple Valley 341 5,363,527 1,292 28,499,026 431.3%

Medina 736 24,308,503 803 17,350,299 -28.6%

Mercer Island 2,601 45,462,153 2,712 45,342,742 -0.3%

Newcastle 748 16,174,782 784 16,759,440 3.6%

Normandy Park 515 5,366,205 504 5,314,100 -1.0%

North Bend 1,277 30,493,937 1,391 37,435,497 22.8%

Pacific 643 13,115,750 712 15,168,106 15.6%

Redmond 5,654 372,395,525 5,910 421,163,732 13.1%

Renton 5,079 347,083,964 5,162 399,525,075 15.1%

SeaTac 1,463 192,872,669 1,578 223,550,815 15.9%

Seattle 22,749 2,726,113,195 22,936 3,014,355,234 10.6%

Shoreline 1,777 118,223,766 1,964 127,581,092 7.9%

Skykomish 194 1,128,540 221 731,667 -35.2%

Snoqualmie 679 20,152,971 828 23,375,920 16.0%

Tukwila 2,866 389,230,516 2,981 410,402,041 5.4%

Woodinville 3,083 96,963,501 3,381 110,094,370 13.5%

Yarrow Point 151 1,514,530 199 2,033,501 34.3%

Uninc. Kitsap Co. 4,153 244,620,927 3,457 261,400,110 6.9%

Bainbridge Island 1,605 42,582,475 1,715 57,223,076 34.4%

Bremerton 2,940 128,022,243 2,996 134,757,117 5.3%

Port Orchard 1,899 47,620,413 1,966 53,479,480 12.3%

Poulsbo 1,615 49,101,306 1,700 50,976,934 3.8%

Uninc. Kittitas Co. 638 26,523,306 718 21,943,205 -17.3%

Cle Elum 610 11,139,560 652 12,098,370 8.6%

Ellensburg 1,585 67,580,408 1,606 61,679,090 -8.7%

Kittitas 184 1,485,510 198 1,444,987 -2.7%

Roslyn 177 1,426,809 191 1,508,711 5.7%

South Cle Elum 82 192,257 96 248,472 29.2%

Uninc. Klickitat Co 744 17,952,203 814 15,631,259 -12.9%

Bingen 288 2,700,310 284 2,815,436 4.3%

Goldendale 706 10,188,980 744 8,880,208 -12.8%

White Salmon 536 4,474,049

	Quarter 3 1997		Quarter 3 1998		Percent Change
	Unit Count	Retail Sales	Unit Count	Retail Sales	Percent Change
Uninc. Adams Co.	332	7,656,506	343	6,695,915	-12.5%
Hatton	27	12,704	41	10,464	-17.6%
Lind	179	2,432,868	169	2,933,316	20.6%
Othello	860	22,211,744	888	20,207,589	-9.0%
Ritzville	498	8,272,604	463	7,070,982	-14.5%
Washtucna	96	284,834	104	317,465	11.5%

Uninc. Asotin Co.	280	5,304,750	287	9,225,920	73.9%
Asotin	242	819,640	271	1,077,990	31.5%
Clarkston	1,043	28,122,020	1,094	30,395,395	8.1%

Uninc. Benton Co.	791	23,990,804	793	15,601,104	-35.0%
Benton City	499	2,920,153	506	2,675,901	-8.4%
Kennewick	3,263	222,132,026	3,247	235,197,014	5.9%
Prosser	891	18,491,018	933	18,741,530	1.4%
Richland	2,513	89,166,278	2,572	87,907,656	-1.4%
West Richland	501	3,891,866	557	6,176,249	58.7%

Uninc. Chelan Co.	1,248	58,368,593	1,240	51,348,900	-12.0%
Cashmere	598	5,271,756	637	6,250,515	18.6%
Chelan	835	22,762,853	857	23,056,145	1.3%
Entiat	233	1,712,227	224	1,500,730	-12.4%
Leavenworth	811	21,386,840	829	21,194,388	-0.9%
Wenatchee	2,545	143,168,218	2,634	143,905,066	0.5%

Uninc. Clallam Co.	1,228	58,963,392	1,264	68,392,631	16.0%
Forks	524	9,482,665	513	8,988,079	-5.2%
Port Angeles	1,972	71,146,531	2,000	70,685,236	-0.6%
Sequim	1,252	28,531,445	1,298	30,263,009	6.1%

Uninc. Clark Co.	3,927	272,737,500	3,955	284,870,059	4.4%
Battle Ground	1,403	22,307,744	1,410	22,462,530	0.7%
Camas	1,753	34,251,546	1,875	31,229,774	-8.8%
La Center	538	3,459,215	555	2,696,123	-22.1%
Ridgefield	882	4,179,513	946	4,640,214	11.0%
Vancouver	6,051	422,274,165	6,215	455,972,905	8.0%
Washougal	1,163	14,902,891	1,250	19,539,440	31.1%
Yacolt	353	1,682,248	359	1,336,649	-20.5%

Uninc. Columbia Co.	111	1,310,262	104	1,124,989	-14.1%
Dayton	497	4,397,584	496	4,505,741	2.5%
Starbuck	60	66,711	63	126,562	89.7%

Uninc. Cowlitz Co.	1,264	37,253,309	1,206	35,273,654	-5.3%
Castle Rock	630	6,476,749	665	7,852,292	21.2%
Kalama	647	4,766,236	660	5,970,163	25.3%
Kelso	1,525	46,530,119	1,537	48,759,265	4.8%
Longview	2,826	137,687,706	2,848	148,546,167	7.9%
Woodland	905	15,977,831	960	20,494,515	28.3%

Uninc. Douglas Co.	630	25,329,401	645	23,821,480	-6.0%
Bridgeport	206	1,189,826	217	1,351,523	13.6%
East Wenatchee	998	35,605,225	1,051	35,152,281	-1.3%
Mansfield	102	386,864	104	304,250	-21.4%
Rock Island	153	822,233	161	842,626	2.5%
Waterville	259	1,432,033	292	1,282,231	-10.5%

Uninc. Ferry Co.	359	7,601,299	374	7,091,670	-6.7%
Republic	365	3,550,031	377	3,207,151	-9.7%

Uninc. Franklin Co.	637	12,851,433	658	12,211,767	-5.0%
Connell	426	4,437,558	433	5,033,172	13.4%
Kahlotus	87	152,073	95	189,369	24.5%
Mesa	191	1,236,831	191	723,749	-41.5%
Pasco	2,348	129,102,984	2,354	126,127,164	-2.3%

Uninc. Garfield Co.	90	968,125	68	266,963	-72.4%
Pomeroy	360	2,976,932	368	3,684,664	23.8%

Uninc. Grant Co.	1,043	41,866,929	1,017	47,922,414	14.5%
Coulee City	225	3,357,097	236	2,215,363	-34.0%
Electric City	128	693,718	136	893,287	28.8%
Ephrata	906	19,726,106	889	18,540,534	-6.0%
George	130	1,909,542	159	1,418,901	-25.7%
Grand Coulee	314	4,217,392	314	4,602,276	9.1%
Hartline	58	140,488	57	114,852	-18.2%
Krupp	25	51,110	39	52,892	3.5%
Mattawa	271	2,957,403	278	4,154,970	40.5%
Moses Lake	1,974	94,007,002	1,950	96,130,034	2.3%
Quincy	778	15,985,756	812	22,764,749	42.4%
Royal City	286	4,249,564	303	3,415,593	-19.6%
Soap Lake	288	2,134,153	283	2,156,371	1.0%
Warden	379	5,230,467	402	9,387,253	79.5%
Wilson Creek	91	953,718	93	304,974	-68.0%

Uninc. Grays Harbor	1,005	27,596,852	1,023	27,848,268	0.9%
Aberdeen	1,682	75,765,381	1,689	83,671,880	10.4%
Cosmopolis	298	2,512,527	317	2,097,419	-16.5%
Elma	687	10,474,765	678	9,030,441	-13.8%
Hoquiam	868	14,215,262	852	12,541,861	-11.8%
McCleary	317	1,504,818	324	2,016,803	34.0%
Montesano	624	11,028,304	638	11,370,800	3.1%
Oakville	194	985,256	223	810,605	-17.7%
Ocean Shores	596	16,014,931	622	19,694,300	23.0%
Westport	458	8,099,884	475	7,986,613	-1.4%

Uninc. Island Co.	1,965	53,785,299	2,020	56,098,208	4.3%
Coupeville	728	6,459,823	772	6,287,161	-2.7%
Langley	607	6,799,379	631	7,029,982	3.4%
Oak Harbor	1,629	51,860,455	1,651	61,687,599	18.9%

Uninc. Jefferson Co	1,252	34,884,334	1,331	39,715,181	13.8%
Port Townsend	1,363	31,434,102	1,345	31,696,694	0.8%

Uninc. King Co.	7,003	392,610,975	6,325	380,472,391	-3.1%
Algona	482	3,668,767	476	4,951,431	35.0%
Auburn	4,281	267,488,566	4,353	316,608,433	18.4%
Beaux Arts Village	115	405,459	118	452,527	11.6%
Bellevue	8,997	937,256,619	9,154	1,024,379,099	9.3%
Black Diamond	483	4,556,352	588	4,656,589	2.2%
Bothell	4,968	132,899,382	5,205	170,762,245	28.5%
Burien	1,862	93,802,329	1,931	101,854,951	8.6%
Carnation	744	5,743,676	760	6,704,253	16.7%
Clyde Hill	352	3,449,438	363	6,247,031	81.1%
Covington	128	2,481,412	557	21,453,226	764.6%
Des Moines	1,662	31,491,561	1,688	35,682,836	13.3%
Duvall	956	9,571,601	1,015	11,435,318	19.5%
Enumclaw	1,764	40,808,551	1,821	41,966,130	2.8%
Federal Way	4,158	242,079,014	4,214	263,999,158	9.1%
Hunts Point	121	1,772,656	137	2,330,345	31.5%
Issaquah	3,552	163,678,455	3,845	190,839,339	16.6%
Kenmore			198	4,647,677
Kent	6,368	502,901,683	6,437	542,730,033	7.9%
Kirkland	5,428	317,040,032	5,566	332,226,146	4.8%
Lake Forest Park	684	7,734,577	780	8,656,648	11.9%
Maple Valley	341	5,363,527	1,292	28,499,026	431.3%
Medina	736	24,308,503	803	17,350,299	-28.6%
Mercer Island	2,601	45,462,153	2,712	45,342,742	-0.3%
Newcastle	748	16,174,782	784	16,759,440	3.6%
Normandy Park	515	5,366,205	504	5,314,100	-1.0%
North Bend	1,277	30,493,937	1,391	37,435,497	22.8%
Pacific	643	13,115,750	712	15,168,106	15.6%
Redmond	5,654	372,395,525	5,910	421,163,732	13.1%
Renton	5,079	347,083,964	5,162	399,525,075	15.1%
SeaTac	1,463	192,872,669	1,578	223,550,815	15.9%
Seattle	22,749	2,726,113,195	22,936	3,014,355,234	10.6%
Shoreline	1,777	118,223,766	1,964	127,581,092	7.9%
Skykomish	194	1,128,540	221	731,667	-35.2%
Snoqualmie	679	20,152,971	828	23,375,920	16.0%
Tukwila	2,866	389,230,516	2,981	410,402,041	5.4%
Woodinville	3,083	96,963,501	3,381	110,094,370	13.5%
Yarrow Point	151	1,514,530	199	2,033,501	34.3%

Uninc. Kitsap Co.	4,153	244,620,927	3,457	261,400,110	6.9%
Bainbridge Island	1,605	42,582,475	1,715	57,223,076	34.4%
Bremerton	2,940	128,022,243	2,996	134,757,117	5.3%
Port Orchard	1,899	47,620,413	1,966	53,479,480	12.3%
Poulsbo	1,615	49,101,306	1,700	50,976,934	3.8%

Uninc. Kittitas Co.	638	26,523,306	718	21,943,205	-17.3%
Cle Elum	610	11,139,560	652	12,098,370	8.6%
Ellensburg	1,585	67,580,408	1,606	61,679,090	-8.7%
Kittitas	184	1,485,510	198	1,444,987	-2.7%
Roslyn	177	1,426,809	191	1,508,711	5.7%
South Cle Elum	82	192,257	96	248,472	29.2%

Uninc. Klickitat Co	744	17,952,203	814	15,631,259	-12.9%
Bingen	288	2,700,310	284	2,815,436	4.3%
Goldendale	706	10,188,980	744	8,880,208	-12.8%
White Salmon	536	4,474,049