Taxable Retail Sales And Unit Count Quarter 3, 1997

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TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                01/26/98
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison
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                     Q3 96          Q3 96  Q3 97          Q3 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Uninc. Adams Co.       323      9,665,842    332      7,656,506       -20.8%
Hatton                  32         79,137     27         12,704       -83.9%
Lind                   185      2,930,327    179      2,432,868       -17.0%
Othello                824     22,473,262    860     22,211,744        -1.2%
Ritzville              472      7,560,677    498      8,272,604         9.4%
Washtucna               91        407,894     96        284,834       -30.2%

Uninc. Asotin Co.      267      4,383,624    280      5,304,750        21.0%
Asotin                 207        683,571    242        819,640        19.9%
Clarkston            1,031     27,176,390  1,043     28,122,020         3.5%

Uninc. Benton Co.      756     14,781,645    791     23,990,804        62.3%
Benton City            483      3,681,602    499      2,920,153       -20.7%
Kennewick            3,180    203,778,015  3,263    222,132,026         9.0%
Prosser                844     17,939,676    891     18,491,018         3.1%
Richland             2,436     92,748,560  2,513     89,166,278        -3.9%
West Richland          481      4,687,260    501      3,891,866       -17.0%

Uninc. Chelan Co.    1,182     54,646,375  1,248     58,368,593         6.8%
Cashmere               571      4,577,589    598      5,271,756        15.2%
Chelan                 791     20,319,320    835     22,762,853        12.0%
Entiat                 199      1,043,742    233      1,712,227        64.0%
Leavenworth            762     21,649,018    811     21,386,840        -1.2%
Wenatchee            2,511    126,912,872  2,545    143,168,218        12.8%

Uninc. Clallam Co.   1,099     49,592,655  1,228     58,963,392        18.9%
Forks                  510      8,864,499    524      9,482,665         7.0%
Port Angeles         1,938     68,094,216  1,972     71,146,531         4.5%
Sequim               1,206     26,643,092  1,252     28,531,445         7.1%

Uninc. Clark Co.     4,161    311,263,746  3,927    272,737,500       -12.4%
Battle Ground        1,340     25,199,697  1,403     22,307,744       -11.5%
Camas                1,694     34,660,294  1,753     34,251,546        -1.2%
La Center              485      2,043,883    538      3,459,215        69.2%
Ridgefield             823      3,910,550    882      4,179,513         6.9%
Vancouver            5,467    329,920,468  6,051    422,274,165        28.0%
Washougal            1,112     12,350,582  1,163     14,902,891        20.7%
Yacolt                 331      3,017,172    353      1,682,248       -44.2%

Uninc. Columbia Co.    113      1,122,678    111      1,310,262        16.7%
Dayton                 473      5,064,824    497      4,397,584       -13.2%
Starbuck                48         55,250     60         66,711        20.7%

Uninc. Cowlitz Co.   1,268     41,462,566  1,264     37,253,309       -10.2%
Castle Rock            605      6,508,130    630      6,476,749        -0.5%
Kalama                 617      3,747,758    647      4,766,236        27.2%
Kelso                1,423     43,904,243  1,525     46,530,119         6.0%
Longview             2,803    132,487,652  2,826    137,687,706         3.9%
Woodland               874     13,298,689    905     15,977,831        20.1%

Uninc. Douglas Co.     579     20,867,800    630     25,329,401        21.4%
Bridgeport             217      1,320,432    206      1,189,826        -9.9%
East Wenatchee         939     34,536,564    998     35,605,225         3.1%
Mansfield               97        315,528    102        386,864        22.6%
Rock Island            140        841,181    153        822,233        -2.3%
Waterville             243      1,288,136    259      1,432,033        11.2%

Uninc. Ferry Co.       328      6,620,925    359      7,601,299        14.8%
Republic               356      4,713,422    365      3,550,031       -24.7%

Uninc. Franklin Co.    617     10,668,055    637     12,851,433        20.5%
Connell                422      4,646,434    426      4,437,558        -4.5%
Kahlotus                71        125,327     87        152,073        21.3%
Mesa                   173        837,775    191      1,236,831        47.6%
Pasco                2,235    122,392,844  2,348    129,102,984         5.5%

Uninc. Garfield Co.     80        373,449     90        968,125       159.2%
Pomeroy                316      3,417,069    360      2,976,932       -12.9%

Uninc. Grant Co.       872     41,652,856  1,043     41,866,929         0.5%
Coulee City            196      3,239,563    225      3,357,097         3.6%
Electric City          126        703,321    128        693,718        -1.4%
Ephrata                849     18,405,319    906     19,726,106         7.2%
George                 127      1,317,469    130      1,909,542        44.9%
Grand Coulee           292      4,295,762    314      4,217,392        -1.8%
Hartline                58        162,874     58        140,488       -13.7%
Krupp                   19          9,706     25         51,110       426.6%
Mattawa                237      3,324,218    271      2,957,403       -11.0%
Moses Lake           1,878     86,575,071  1,974     94,007,002         8.6%
Quincy                 732     15,306,334    778     15,985,756         4.4%
Royal City             268      3,806,877    286      4,249,564        11.6%
Soap Lake              246      2,071,858    288      2,134,153         3.0%
Warden                 316      3,376,547    379      5,230,467        54.9%
Wilson Creek            71        163,712     91        953,718       482.6%

Uninc. Grays Harbor    971     25,151,926  1,005     27,596,852         9.7%
Aberdeen             1,714     74,698,180  1,682     75,765,381         1.4%
Cosmopolis             316      2,513,454    298      2,512,527        -0.0%
Elma                   643      8,326,667    687     10,474,765        25.8%
Hoquiam                840     13,096,204    868     14,215,262         8.5%
McCleary               299      1,446,234    317      1,504,818         4.1%
Montesano              612     10,017,448    624     11,028,304        10.1%
Oakville               210        771,567    194        985,256        27.7%
Ocean Shores           590     17,882,244    596     16,014,931       -10.4%
Westport               416      7,397,322    458      8,099,884         9.5%

Uninc. Island Co.    1,828     48,178,726  1,965     53,785,299        11.6%
Coupeville             713      5,190,188    728      6,459,823        24.5%
Langley                573      8,036,756    607      6,799,379       -15.4%
Oak Harbor           1,555     47,353,593  1,629     51,860,455         9.5%

Uninc. Jefferson Co. 1,178     30,129,353  1,252     34,884,334        15.8%
Port Townsend        1,289     30,533,936  1,363     31,434,102         2.9%

Uninc. King Co.      6,985    427,319,383  7,003    392,610,975        -8.1%
Algona                 439      4,686,686    482      3,668,767       -21.7%
Auburn               4,102    240,043,782  4,281    267,488,566        11.4%
Beaux Arts Village      98        378,437    115        405,459         7.1%
Bellevue             8,687    809,202,238  8,997    937,256,619        15.8%
Black Diamond          392      3,870,661    483      4,556,352        17.7%
Bothell              4,524    112,646,705  4,968    132,899,382        18.0%
Burien               1,649     84,181,959  1,862     93,802,329        11.4%
Carnation              600      3,766,467    744      5,743,676        52.5%
Clyde Hill             271      2,967,993    352      3,449,438        16.2%
Covington                                    128      2,481,412
Des Moines           1,436     27,446,963  1,662     31,491,561        14.7%
Duvall                 780      6,470,662    956      9,571,601        47.9%
Enumclaw             1,655     38,121,451  1,764     40,808,551         7.0%
Federal Way          4,010    231,786,696  4,158    242,079,014         4.4%
Hunts Point            105      1,909,235    121      1,772,656        -7.2%
Issaquah             3,381    147,120,719  3,552    163,678,455        11.3%
Kent                 6,005    486,510,650  6,368    502,901,683         3.4%
Kirkland             5,039    280,559,492  5,428    317,040,032        13.0%
Lake Forest Park       544      8,534,878    684      7,734,577        -9.4%
Maple Valley                                 341      5,363,527
Medina                 652     18,615,197    736     24,308,503        30.6%
Mercer Island        2,493     36,318,287  2,601     45,462,153        25.2%
Newcastle              530     11,831,161    748     16,174,782        36.7%
Normandy Park          470      5,152,865    515      5,366,205         4.1%
North Bend           1,114     29,025,890  1,277     30,493,937         5.1%
Pacific                533     10,467,778    643     13,115,750        25.3%
Redmond              5,286    332,902,094  5,654    372,395,525        11.9%
Renton               4,842    290,674,876  5,079    347,083,964        19.4%
SeaTac               1,451    185,933,123  1,463    192,872,669         3.7%
Seattle             22,208  2,489,717,946 22,749  2,726,113,195         9.5%
Shoreline            1,294     98,637,908  1,777    118,223,766        19.9%
Skykomish              167        805,043    194      1,128,540        40.2%
Snoqualmie             642     15,016,550    679     20,152,971        34.2%
Tukwila              2,798    382,788,070  2,866    389,230,516         1.7%
Woodinville          2,842     75,882,982  3,083     96,963,501        27.8%
Yarrow Point           114      2,927,908    151      1,514,530       -48.3%

Uninc. Kitsap Co.    4,080    230,743,150  4,153    244,620,927         6.0%
Bainbridge Island    1,488     34,831,572  1,605     42,582,475        22.3%
Bremerton            2,915    130,350,966  2,940    128,022,243        -1.8%
Port Orchard         1,802     42,905,167  1,899     47,620,413        11.0%
Poulsbo              1,561     44,769,290  1,615     49,101,306         9.7%

Uninc. Kittitas Co.    639     30,256,179    638     26,523,306       -12.3%
Cle Elum               583     11,344,064    610     11,139,560        -1.8%
Ellensburg           1,498     56,320,528  1,585     67,580,408        20.0%
Kittitas               172      1,215,575    184      1,485,510        22.2%
Roslyn                 143      1,816,053    177      1,426,809       -21.4%
South Cle Elum          72        149,212     82        192,257        28.8%

Uninc. Klickitat Co.   693     10,937,227    744     17,952,203        64.1%
Bingen                 297      3,648,706    288      2,700,310       -26.0%
Goldendale             731      8,763,586    706     10,188,980        16.3%
White Salmon           514      3,712,935    536      4,474,049        20.5%

Uninc. Lewis Co.     1,499     57,823,540  1,477     60,025,203         3.8%
Centralia            1,909     56,091,920  1,923     55,818,659        -0.5%
Chehalis             1,580     61,390,014  1,664     70,049,424        14.1%
Morton                 391      6,351,004    408      6,655,304         4.8%
Mossyrock              235      1,325,746    244      1,793,504        35.3%
Napavine               185        849,705    204      1,178,108        38.6%
Pe Ell                 135        836,034    151        622,801       -25.5%
Toledo                 356      3,243,949    387      3,010,496        -7.2%
Vader                  123        226,495    134        288,174        27.2%
Winlock                429      2,990,312    466      3,422,972        14.5%

Uninc. Lincoln Co.     264      4,641,118    266      3,280,252       -29.3%
Almira                 128        964,661    126        988,103         2.4%
Creston                 85        197,647    112        349,943        77.1%
Davenport              455      6,344,723    469      4,487,520       -29.3%
Harrington             127        707,472    160        864,126        22.1%
Odessa                 250      5,591,044    250      5,136,682        -8.1%
Reardan                200      1,112,718    217      1,299,847        16.8%
Sprague                152        750,784    160      1,117,529        48.8%
Wilbur                 273      2,482,353    284      2,790,552        12.4%

Uninc. Mason Co.     1,625     43,733,428  1,668     41,705,689        -4.6%
Shelton              1,502     32,025,879  1,516     35,508,924        10.9%

Uninc. Okanogan Co.    589     19,565,235    643     21,718,903        11.0%
Brewster               453      7,585,863    489      7,657,658         0.9%
Conconully              60        189,027     68        204,790         8.3%
Coulee Dam             164      1,704,894    176      1,811,835         6.3%
Elmer City              59        104,050     60        108,198         4.0%
Nespelem               100        163,631    107        228,517        39.7%
Okanogan               474      9,700,157    480      8,932,013        -7.9%
Omak                   777     24,120,601    825     24,610,510         2.0%
Oroville               366      6,469,814    426      6,843,853         5.8%
Pateros                215      1,925,363    224      1,309,721       -32.0%
Riverside               77        274,825     85        562,617       104.7%
Tonasket               373      5,631,511    417      5,861,082         4.1%
Twisp                  284      3,983,990    306      3,970,463        -0.3%
Winthrop               289      5,083,992    350      5,420,947         6.6%

Uninc. Pacific Co.     849     16,943,893    907     17,245,623         1.8%
Ilwaco                 290      3,332,660    321      4,019,407        20.6%
Long Beach             552     10,543,237    582     12,123,761        15.0%
Raymond                532      9,180,473    575      7,145,669       -22.2%
South Bend             357      2,821,114    372      3,876,531        37.4%

Uninc. Pend Oreille    361      7,155,059    395      5,389,087       -24.7%
Cusick                 129        433,825    142        471,713         8.7%
Ione                   175      1,621,446    174      1,545,789        -4.7%
Metaline                36        102,495     51        833,694       713.4%
Metaline Falls         111        936,178    153      1,431,676        52.9%
Newport                556      7,103,444    588      7,337,732         3.3%

Uninc. Pierce Co.    5,948    291,086,697  5,908    285,139,247        -2.0%
Bonney Lake            908     20,635,447  1,060     24,549,757        19.0%
Buckley                838      6,383,549    922      7,891,050        23.6%
Carbonado               94        140,935     98        125,343       -11.1%
Du Pont                329      4,368,162    426      9,348,877       114.0%
Eatonville             620      6,683,975    698      7,090,377         6.1%
Edgewood               344      3,725,355    533      4,665,282        25.2%
Fife                 1,161     81,388,529  1,290     95,593,179        17.5%
Fircrest               516      4,219,718    590      4,783,934        13.4%
Gig Harbor           2,212     38,155,762  2,511     58,024,772        52.1%
Lakewood             1,719     89,210,327  2,154    106,900,532        19.8%
Milton                 714     20,783,076    744     22,077,316         6.2%
Orting                 689      4,274,516    748      4,727,500        10.6%
Puyallup             4,104    233,383,427  4,365    253,861,133         8.8%
Roy                    489      2,167,971    598      2,809,651        29.6%
Ruston                  95        463,330    113        575,929        24.3%
South Prairie          132        450,747    146        514,906        14.2%
Steilacoom             669      4,702,194    709      4,289,298        -8.8%
Sumner               1,793     37,472,806  1,945     42,777,389        14.2%
Tacoma               9,036    726,112,294  9,198    745,901,260         2.7%
University Place       881     22,295,142  1,135     27,851,688        24.9%
Wilkeson               112        433,890    101        340,186       -21.6%

Uninc. San Juan Co.  1,095     40,705,042  1,157     46,033,418        13.1%
Friday Harbor          725     21,062,775    784     23,295,429        10.6%

Uninc. Skagit Co.    1,568     61,735,821  1,633     65,294,271         5.8%
Anacortes            1,703     41,964,582  1,790     46,715,402        11.3%
Burlington           1,606     85,481,803  1,719    100,828,774        18.0%
Concrete               284      1,470,417    288      1,534,705         4.4%
Hamilton                93        293,062     99        442,824        51.1%
La Conner              593      9,114,747    630     10,494,403        15.1%
Lyman                   91        340,886     93        296,326       -13.1%
Mount Vernon         2,324     90,986,277  2,431     99,551,368         9.4%
Sedro Woolley        1,026     23,033,774  1,106     25,798,849        12.0%

Uninc. Skamania Co.    499      7,494,741    536      6,048,048       -19.3%
North Bonneville        93        391,217     95        416,974         6.6%
Stevenson              417      8,964,726    467      9,245,164         3.1%

Uninc. Snohomish Co. 4,693    255,490,143  4,821    301,972,922        18.2%
Arlington            1,931     34,390,800  2,065     42,563,193        23.8%
Brier                  499      2,016,345    544      2,865,472        42.1%
Darrington             321      1,886,837    325      2,523,709        33.8%
Edmonds              3,261     82,972,820  3,431    111,487,960        34.4%
Everett              6,081    402,063,070  6,424    491,163,412        22.2%
Gold Bar               283      1,310,064    333      1,322,880         1.0%
Granite Falls          582      7,235,539    607      7,466,931         3.2%
Index                   93        262,796    107        375,360        42.8%
Lake Stevens         1,142      9,982,274  1,232     13,201,380        32.2%
Lynnwood             4,146    328,733,585  4,379    354,146,240         7.7%
Marysville           2,531     72,011,680  2,637     78,280,313         8.7%
Mill Creek           1,286     22,059,514  1,497     27,058,636        22.7%
Monroe               1,910     50,386,266  2,124     64,111,714        27.2%
Mountlake Terrace    1,380     30,167,246  1,475     29,059,638        -3.7%
Mukilteo             1,728     26,620,155  1,932     32,771,645        23.1%
Snohomish            2,088     33,039,808  2,319     39,682,519        20.1%
Stanwood             1,225     22,006,208  1,308     23,996,844         9.0%
Sultan                 540      4,762,642    598      5,799,110        21.8%
Woodway                183      1,739,413    195      2,817,884        62.0%

Uninc. Spokane Co.   5,367    447,229,705  5,494    486,037,694         8.7%
Airway Heights         479     10,754,436    521     11,118,740         3.4%
Cheney                 868     17,536,818    890     18,487,318         5.4%
Deer Park              674     15,087,714    701     11,645,417       -22.8%
Fairfield              186      2,222,664    206      1,940,011       -12.7%
Latah                   86        407,538     83        404,741        -0.7%
Medical Lake           514      4,362,721    549      7,795,172        78.7%
Millwood               170      4,901,311    155      4,577,201        -6.6%
Rockford               215      1,038,354    193      1,007,756        -2.9%
Spangle                197      1,101,852    244      1,403,721        27.4%
Spokane              7,751    700,229,811  8,160    725,818,683         3.7%
Waverly                 37        109,631     48         98,571       -10.1%

Uninc. Stevens Co.     976     17,373,012    967     19,405,374        11.7%
Chewelah               547      6,570,650    536      6,999,053         6.5%
Colville             1,001     30,019,660  1,055     35,952,250        19.8%
Kettle Falls           344      2,575,822    377      2,956,896        14.8%
Marcus                  35         48,665     37         71,989        47.9%
Northport              124        432,953    135        427,058        -1.4%
Springdale             133        770,129    150        622,181       -19.2%

Uninc. Thurston Co.  2,159     80,837,985  2,245     82,331,091         1.8%
Bucoda                  90        574,593     96        413,503       -28.0%
Lacey                2,112     95,291,752  2,186     91,894,298        -3.6%
Olympia              4,460    257,506,853  4,592    278,059,593         8.0%
Rainier                324      1,534,991    397      2,781,355        81.2%
Tenino                 468      2,934,040    489      2,874,942        -2.0%
Tumwater             1,435     53,105,245  1,516     56,628,099         6.6%
Yelm                   860     13,606,795    968     14,842,502         9.1%

Uninc. Wahkiakum Co.   224      2,092,422    257      2,443,994        16.8%
Cathlamet              335      1,374,256    324      1,309,397        -4.7%

Uninc. Walla Walla C   817     16,816,247    379     15,730,221        -6.5%
College Place          460      4,377,713    491      3,819,535       -12.8%
Prescott               133        624,046    167      1,076,279        72.5%
Waitsburg              242      1,313,761    258      1,299,266        -1.1%
Walla Walla          2,189     82,795,217  2,255     86,485,941         4.5%

Uninc. Whatcom Co.   2,056     81,864,882  2,105     89,726,673         9.6%
Bellingham.          4,479    296,143,616  4,496    320,287,931         8.2%
Blaine               1,036     22,496,171  1,022     21,676,224        -3.6%
Everson                472      3,415,179    518      3,540,898         3.7%
Ferndale             1,155     21,503,496  1,205     26,464,381        23.1%
Lynden               1,145     35,036,540  1,146     38,553,853        10.0%
Nooksack               131      1,129,619    158      1,113,517        -1.4%
Sumas                  386      3,543,848    411      3,680,185         3.8%

Uninc. Whitman Co.     359     10,303,075    374     10,653,090         3.4%
Albion                  98        236,566     96        151,846       -35.8%
Colfax                 619      8,447,747    659     10,397,271        23.1%
Colton                 132        315,987    146        440,745        39.5%
Endicott               122        269,230    120        298,222        10.8%
Farmington              85        110,546     82         84,767       -23.3%
Garfield               142        840,905    164        725,637       -13.7%
La Crosse              127      1,091,494    154      1,110,630         1.8%
Lamont                  38         44,795     34         58,406        30.4%
Malden                  43        125,641     39         93,111       -25.9%
Oakesdale              158        612,316    156        633,017         3.4%
Palouse                226      1,415,526    216      1,463,457         3.4%
Pullman              1,405     61,774,378  1,463     64,511,071         4.4%
Rosalia                224      1,094,458    231        836,686       -23.6%
St. John               170      2,912,960    182      2,443,572       -16.1%
Tekoa                  200      2,665,760    181      2,012,233       -24.5%
Uniontown              120        298,784    120        562,933        88.4%

Uninc. Yakima Co.    1,682     74,748,781  1,716     74,939,965         0.3%
Grandview              686     13,675,736    720     15,872,763        16.1%
Granger                233      1,461,674    266      1,891,430        29.4%
Harrah                 153        483,469    151        692,151        43.2%
Mabton                 177      1,118,244    191        926,718       -17.1%
Moxee City             273      1,540,234    293      2,172,063        41.0%
Naches                 337      2,124,400    347      2,190,222         3.1%
Selah                  842     12,277,014    949     16,389,347        33.5%
Sunnyside            1,189     44,341,609  1,276     45,690,955         3.0%
Tieton                 170      2,225,841    189      3,752,438        68.6%
Toppenish              743     14,239,098    791     13,990,878        -1.7%
Union Gap              720     53,181,639    787     61,275,379        15.2%
Wapato                 539      7,946,244    618      8,155,182         2.6%
Yakima               3,963    283,050,116  4,165    310,627,566         9.7%
Zillah                 452      4,889,614    523      4,571,374        -6.5%
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