Taxable Retail Sales And Unit Count Quarter 4, 1997

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TAXABLE RETAIL SALES AND UNIT COUNT                                04/16/98
For All Cities and Counties in Washington State
By Calendar Year Comparison
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                     Q4 96          Q4 96  Q4 97          Q4 97
                      Unit        Taxable   Unit        Taxable     Percent
                     Count   Retail Sales  Count   Retail Sales      Change
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Uninc. Adams Co.       386      9,165,370    352        6906137       -24.6%
Hatton                  31         61,727     33          55307       -10.4%
Lind                   183      2,239,049    211        2463627        10.0%
Othello                886     19,301,350    901       17956526        -7.0%
Ritzville              512      7,004,882    551        7215581         3.0%
Washtucna              117        327,419    106         266851       -18.5%

Uninc. Asotin Co.      324      3,978,494    315        4402466        10.7%
Asotin                 238        698,587    256         982296        40.6%
Clarkston            1,104     27,056,356   1117       28094027         3.8%

Uninc. Benton Co.      851     17,297,861    923       18452383         6.7%
Benton City            530      3,362,723    507        2723044       -19.0%
Kennewick            3,728    233,432,656   3631      251100157         7.6%
Prosser                947     17,557,549    976       17445226        -0.6%
Richland             2,691     90,852,004   2682       90409493        -0.5%
West Richland          553      3,652,839    531        4318915        18.2%

Uninc. Chelan Co.    1,391     48,236,657   1449       60495894        25.4%
Cashmere               597      4,173,598    669        5016279        20.2%
Chelan                 844     11,544,271    879       13474163        16.7%
Entiat                 218        902,374    238         854377        -5.3%
Leavenworth            873     17,019,561    882       18162127         6.7%
Wenatchee            2,825    125,777,589   2830      145946601        16.0%

Uninc. Clallam Co.   1,372     46,055,012   1470       53446434        16.0%
Forks                  565      7,393,597    562        8600392        16.3%
Port Angeles         2,177     59,779,063   2137       65903719        10.2%
Sequim               1,335     23,704,545   1403       30147707        27.2%

Uninc. Clark Co.     5,104    312,079,134   4790      265477615       -14.9%
Battle Ground        1,543     23,000,434   1530       20508869       -10.8%
Camas                1,855     34,165,905   1888       43563358        27.5%
La Center              551      2,572,662    581        2377919        -7.6%
Ridgefield             850      3,834,139    962        4026370         5.0%
Vancouver            6,359    350,851,575   6831      457247038        30.3%
Washougal            1,216     12,700,955   1253       14805105        16.6%
Yacolt                 391      3,290,967    367        1860602       -43.5%

Uninc. Columbia Co.    136      1,725,858    116        1431996       -17.0%
Dayton                 534      5,436,534    553        4431792       -18.5%
Starbuck                50        133,833     72          71597       -46.5%

Uninc. Cowlitz Co.   1,466     40,837,765   1419       30044212       -26.4%
Castle Rock            636      5,524,344    706        5972488         8.1%
Kalama                 654      5,392,249    684        6888716        27.8%
Kelso                1,564     47,229,122   1640       52808189        11.8%
Longview             3,118    131,257,545   3108      143336921         9.2%
Woodland               953     13,658,900    980       17144113        25.5%

Uninc. Douglas Co.     671     17,741,231    686       19878413        12.0%
Bridgeport             243      1,141,907    216         975701       -14.6%
East Wenatchee       1,050     37,900,666   1104       42633662        12.5%
Mansfield              108        314,830    119         352583        12.0%
Rock Island            150        803,510    175         726754        -9.6%
Waterville             274      1,123,466    270        1199427         6.8%

Uninc. Ferry Co.       427      5,606,812    423        5652819         0.8%
Republic               392      3,864,976    422        3419564       -11.5%

Uninc. Franklin Co.    698     11,968,088    733       14601769        22.0%
Connell                438      3,407,588    450        5458053        60.2%
Kahlotus                85        119,713    105         164151        37.1%
Mesa                   174      1,047,878    220        1079562         3.0%
Pasco                2,517    109,279,013   2558      116065449         6.2%

Uninc. Garfield Co.     86        373,639     93         861044       130.4%
Pomeroy                370      2,951,378    378        3539531        19.9%

Uninc. Grant Co.       969     30,016,303   1122       27640013        -7.9%
Coulee City            224      2,873,327    235        3190159        11.0%
Electric City          148        657,076    155         515449       -21.6%
Ephrata                923     18,500,859    977       21650518        17.0%
George                 133      1,366,750    137        1148577       -16.0%
Grand Coulee           323      3,927,311    322        4057016         3.3%
Hartline                61        102,005     71         154083        51.1%
Krupp                   24         21,593     32          22563         4.5%
Mattawa                261      2,189,651    287        2310517         5.5%
Moses Lake           2,044     83,648,003   2084       94625360        13.1%
Quincy                 780     13,888,851    817       14083309         1.4%
Royal City             295      2,748,334    301        3161857        15.0%
Soap Lake              283      1,711,286    315        2042261        19.3%
Warden                 325      2,488,778    386        4620050        85.6%
Wilson Creek            73        588,153     93         312620       -46.8%

Uninc. Grays Harbor  1,202     20,290,938   1119       21272021         4.8%
Aberdeen             1,897     77,362,897   1845       79805482         3.2%
Cosmopolis             351      2,471,385    350        2497590         1.1%
Elma                   764      8,107,551    739        9907433        22.2%
Hoquiam                923     12,899,642    903       13499629         4.7%
McCleary               304      1,405,334    306        1303696        -7.2%
Montesano              650     11,165,157    703        9674489       -13.4%
Oakville               221      1,041,092    226        1434328        37.8%
Ocean Shores           642     11,897,235    629       10643921       -10.5%
Westport               451      4,345,624    449        3940791        -9.3%

Uninc. Island Co.    2,194     46,161,386   2320       51098011        10.7%
Coupeville             822      4,825,796    819        5433592        12.6%
Langley                624      6,586,265    644        6193465        -6.0%
Oak Harbor           1,748     48,771,935   1749       53755394        10.2%

Uninc. Jefferson Co. 1,401     26,004,760   1482       30340541        16.7%
Port Townsend        1,498     26,798,227   1540       29285016         9.3%

Uninc. King Co.      8,674    445,162,192   8344      389880812       -12.4%
Algona                 471      6,298,793    499        4909787       -22.1%
Auburn               4,658    260,667,982   4683      273895507         5.1%
Beaux Arts Village     115        536,558    124         888574        65.6%
Bellevue             9,749    875,505,782   9878     1040080756        18.8%
Black Diamond          445      3,452,745    561        4288828        24.2%
Bothell              5,113    113,489,835   5438      143672382        26.6%
Burien               1,969     87,733,623   2057       97336444        10.9%
Carnation              705      4,832,652    797        5986972        23.9%
Clyde Hill             287      3,107,349    406        2755492       -11.3%
Covington                                    417       16356047
Des Moines           1,589     26,215,621   1798       30381614        15.9%
Duvall                 889      6,405,384   1033        8783839        37.1%
Enumclaw             1,799     39,442,674   1879       40112908         1.7%
Federal Way          4,452    250,678,528   4549      269212221         7.4%
Hunts Point            120      2,192,799    131        1730771       -21.1%
Issaquah             3,948    151,163,671   4120      164160944         8.6%
Kent                 6,893    504,461,182   6848      542564129         7.6%
Kirkland             5,781    268,184,479   5957      324187944        20.9%
Lake Forest Park       693      8,866,647    823        8602060        -3.0%
Maple Valley                                1051       18597345
Medina                 715     21,753,517    816       21755099         0.0%
Mercer Island        2,681     36,639,486   2809       43374812        18.4%
Newcastle              632     12,071,544    813       13883430        15.0%
Normandy Park          574      5,821,376    551        5314077        -8.7%
North Bend           1,250     28,326,794   1366       34241494        20.9%
Pacific                625     10,755,532    640       12291952        14.3%
Redmond              5,932    354,892,097   6186      415898966        17.2%
Renton               5,508    305,434,317   5604      356873093        16.8%
SeaTac               1,580    131,997,807   1680      144678138         9.6%
Seattle             27,569  2,566,429,250  27480     2891911404        12.7%
Shoreline            1,712    100,397,688   2038      115404232        14.9%
Skykomish              224        782,255    215         809372         3.5%
Snoqualmie             705     13,862,669    753       16311160        17.7%
Tukwila              3,023    412,382,441   3019      435666565         5.6%
Woodinville          3,220     77,421,625   3399       97662566        26.1%
Yarrow Point           130      1,298,206    187        1584998        22.1%

Uninc. Kitsap Co.    4,981    249,090,187   5036      273262198         9.7%
Bainbridge Island    1,802     37,984,237   1881       44608455        17.4%
Bremerton            3,294    119,240,195   3243      121448162         1.9%
Port Orchard         2,196     43,520,421   2187       51445817        18.2%
Poulsbo              1,834     41,776,050   1809       46137783        10.4%

Uninc. Kittitas Co.    747     29,225,681    737       16760312       -42.7%
Cle Elum               645     10,381,095    683        9505054        -8.4%
Ellensburg           1,703     58,698,857   1739       62875117         7.1%
Kittitas               185        774,834    188        1069139        38.0%
Roslyn                 175      1,494,340    188        1117747       -25.2%
South Cle Elum          81        475,772     98         193238       -59.4%

Uninc. Klickitat Co.   778     11,216,741    862       14184355        26.5%
Bingen                 283      2,361,960    271        2645753        12.0%
Goldendale             759      8,414,111    774        7803053        -7.3%
White Salmon           553      4,414,108    599        5489108        24.4%

Uninc. Lewis Co.     1,766     62,025,492   1705       56732354        -8.5%
Centralia            2,143     59,357,743   2071       53703510        -9.5%
Chehalis             1,739     64,541,440   1767       70185784         8.7%
Morton                 430      6,407,803    458        6033315        -5.8%
Mossyrock              260      1,254,767    259        1310457         4.4%
Napavine               195      1,003,134    231        1005403         0.2%
Pe Ell                 148        769,133    164         939421        22.1%
Toledo                 391      2,809,046    392        2313994       -17.6%
Vader                  140        327,846    143         324725        -1.0%
Winlock                468      3,025,238    509        2973361        -1.7%

Uninc. Lincoln Co.     317      2,164,833    326        2415735        11.6%
Almira                 117        740,017    136         729302        -1.4%
Creston                106        251,329    115         176785       -29.7%
Davenport              486      7,020,691    500        4385555       -37.5%
Harrington             151        492,988    154         886443        79.8%
Odessa                 268      3,771,248    269        3668087        -2.7%
Reardan                191        865,062    239         912995         5.5%
Sprague                148        595,400    180        1337968       124.7%
Wilbur                 288      2,762,995    310        2388056       -13.6%

Uninc. Mason Co.     1,918     37,898,377   1917       38917439         2.7%
Shelton              1,544     31,460,927   1642       37648145        19.7%

Uninc. Okanogan Co.    734     14,539,312    767       16022737        10.2%
Brewster               497      5,936,120    528        6801103        14.6%
Conconully              77        198,950     70          91874       -53.8%
Coulee Dam             182      1,042,780    175        1198004        14.9%
Elmer City              67         88,633     67          67958       -23.3%
Nespelem               103        109,901    117         178518        62.4%
Okanogan               524      8,512,374    532        8735682         2.6%
Omak                   836     26,018,864    869       25489403        -2.0%
Oroville               454      6,821,367    422        5533204       -18.9%
Pateros                229      1,143,866    234         816063       -28.7%
Riverside               86        331,450     99         441551        33.2%
Tonasket               448      4,744,712    467        4883320         2.9%
Twisp                  331      3,630,381    347        3564116        -1.8%
Winthrop               350      3,394,756    362        3258351        -4.0%

Uninc. Pacific Co.   1,016     14,363,571   1028       11962156       -16.7%
Ilwaco                 323      2,366,788    338        2856394        20.7%
Long Beach             556      5,645,145    573        6354698        12.6%
Raymond                584      8,041,372    610        7732991        -3.8%
South Bend             366      2,815,651    380        2599366        -7.7%

Uninc. Pend Oreille    437      8,992,502    447        6041419       -32.8%
Cusick                 139        604,637    134         546543        -9.6%
Ione                   168        981,155    177         964256        -1.7%
Metaline                36         59,367     61         505002       750.6%
Metaline Falls         131        893,162    143         814070        -8.9%
Newport                616      6,047,528    658        6559499         8.5%

Uninc. Pierce Co.    7,361    272,664,905   7161      279884222         2.6%
Bonney Lake          1,036     22,959,148   1140       26890076        17.1%
Buckley                941      7,066,130   1000        7921026        12.1%
Carbonado               83        120,689    105         245149       103.1%
Du Pont                376      6,092,214    466        6769881        11.1%
Eatonville             697      6,701,218    756        6672380        -0.4%
Edgewood               402      4,064,824    589        5615684        38.2%
Fife                 1,312     73,371,192   1383       93832383        27.9%
Fircrest               534      5,001,275    634        5246418         4.9%
Gig Harbor           2,659     38,470,016   2793       60186405        56.5%
Lakewood             1,865     98,401,190   2405      118549653        20.5%
Milton                 784     19,645,136    873       20280418         3.2%
Orting                 735      5,000,928    758        4880984        -2.4%
Puyallup             5,012    255,497,295   4873      276929581         8.4%
Roy                    530      2,570,933    605        2982114        16.0%
Ruston                  92        437,312    109         476473         9.0%
South Prairie          158        492,647    168         503685         2.2%
Steilacoom             777      4,013,826    769        4769992        18.8%
Sumner               2,005     37,626,696   2089       49869553        32.5%
Tacoma              10,793    739,073,780  10510      775408816         4.9%
University Place     1,075     25,154,751   1230       28835298        14.6%
Wilkeson               110        331,043    128         356349         7.6%

Uninc. San Juan Co.  1,325     27,907,448   1342       33301343        19.3%
Friday Harbor          758     13,411,158    838       15285181        14.0%

Uninc. Skagit Co.    1,932     57,583,569   1961       61416271         6.7%
Anacortes            1,963     34,619,865   1939       37238073         7.6%
Burlington           1,743     97,874,667   1822      113529451        16.0%
Concrete               318      1,560,560    315        1449839        -7.1%
Hamilton               100        191,269    102         295380        54.4%
La Conner              673      7,317,097    653        7871513         7.6%
Lyman                   96        617,100     99         334732       -45.8%
Mount Vernon         2,605     85,125,259   2659       94718557        11.3%
Sedro Woolley        1,153     21,414,664   1198       26112689        21.9%

Uninc. Skamania Co.    543      6,371,682    594        5321355       -16.5%
North Bonneville       110        269,301    119         354023        31.5%
Stevenson              470      6,345,703    503        6846167         7.9%

Uninc. Snohomish Co. 5,813    238,203,955   5848      270652377        13.6%
Arlington            2,129     34,124,159   2270       44832337        31.4%
Brier                  554      2,530,140    632        3620141        43.1%
Darrington             351      1,726,311    352        2199727        27.4%
Edmonds              3,857     92,366,152   3915      112848045        22.2%
Everett              7,027    467,157,608   7207      518409222        11.0%
Gold Bar               321      1,648,391    346        1374966       -16.6%
Granite Falls          605      5,691,741    719        7060261        24.0%
Index                  120        300,345    101         301220         0.3%
Lake Stevens         1,286     10,301,212   1347       14597965        41.7%
Lynnwood             4,632    366,869,414   4736      410103782        11.8%
Marysville           2,864     76,422,338   2909       85349792        11.7%
Mill Creek           1,487     24,952,425   1583       27654106        10.8%
Monroe               2,145     52,279,124   2343       63927195        22.3%
Mountlake Terrace    1,506     27,770,205   1595       29781804         7.2%
Mukilteo             1,970     27,205,334   2115       33091897        21.6%
Snohomish            2,505     36,821,212   2569       40732165        10.6%
Stanwood             1,302     21,899,436   1430       22742632         3.9%
Sultan                 591      5,125,972    641        5681786        10.8%
Woodway                199      1,785,596    212        3335485        86.8%

Uninc. Spokane Co.   6,578    436,737,402   6607      466007339         6.7%
Airway Heights         516      8,883,744    547       10309454        16.0%
Cheney                 918     16,807,046    982       19372737        15.3%
Deer Park              709     11,630,149    744        9734162       -16.3%
Fairfield              198      1,812,553    226        1695905        -6.4%
Latah                   86        252,945     87         324131        28.1%
Medical Lake           535      5,064,329    572        4783607        -5.5%
Millwood               183      4,516,033    167        4417840        -2.2%
Rockford               200      1,069,127    213        1000700        -6.4%
Spangle                222      1,555,286    255        1355646       -12.8%
Spokane              9,470    750,030,551   9435      780162639         4.0%
Waverly                 51        220,234     48         387239        75.8%

Uninc. Stevens Co.   1,193     18,324,059   1153       23407224        27.7%
Chewelah               564      6,129,951    565        6300029         2.8%
Colville             1,096     32,253,902   1162       37331240        15.7%
Kettle Falls           412      3,414,087    421        3196139        -6.4%
Marcus                  44        128,765     40          30637       -76.2%
Northport              146        347,811    148         374752         7.7%
Springdale             144        520,892    159         565234         8.5%

Uninc. Thurston Co.  2,705     73,886,955   2704       71750836        -2.9%
Bucoda                 105        323,100     81         377653        16.9%
Lacey                2,414     99,842,965   2361      101663199         1.8%
Olympia              5,170    279,302,233   5160      290009358         3.8%
Rainier                365      1,512,469    391        2497218        65.1%
Tenino                 529      3,171,410    524        2779922       -12.3%
Tumwater             1,602     49,367,599   1627       54914503        11.2%
Yelm                   975     14,474,041   1066       14805824         2.3%

Uninc. Wahkiakum Co.   276      1,981,511    288        1927888        -2.7%
Cathlamet              358      1,904,828    349        1467320       -23.0%

Uninc. Walla Walla C   974     17,138,668    954       14585684       -14.9%
College Place          511      4,100,880    533        3809076        -7.1%
Prescott               140        596,774    161         366120       -38.7%
Waitsburg              292      1,460,892    293        1486072         1.7%
Walla Walla          2,463     85,854,634   2416       88023313         2.5%

Uninc. Whatcom Co.   2,509     71,521,747   2554       77792955         8.8%
Bellingham.          5,279    304,687,555   5298      338091100        11.0%
Blaine               1,088     16,205,617   1103       17561869         8.4%
Everson                537      3,637,072    518        3589864        -1.3%
Ferndale             1,302     21,136,471   1326       24466526        15.8%
Lynden               1,262     34,697,877   1284       37651906         8.5%
Nooksack               151        867,533    155         999262        15.2%
Sumas                  397      3,058,007    441        3886490        27.1%

Uninc. Whitman Co.     417      7,627,629    421        9223489        20.9%
Albion                 116        367,972    105         241343       -34.4%
Colfax                 677      9,772,045    730        8234133       -15.7%
Colton                 142        338,521    153         290246       -14.3%
Endicott               111        371,640    123         301135       -19.0%
Farmington              96        118,106     94          97033       -17.8%
Garfield               176        875,467    174         678402       -22.5%
La Crosse              150        756,092    162         828090         9.5%
Lamont                  38         32,732     41          55255        68.8%
Malden                  37         40,968     37          38428        -6.2%
Oakesdale              162        485,577    172         485262        -0.1%
Palouse                272      1,569,810    257        1318413       -16.0%
Pullman              1,606     57,317,045   1678       54947377        -4.1%
Rosalia                228        882,826    236         779783       -11.7%
St. John               192      2,365,727    208        2761265        16.7%
Tekoa                  199      1,503,814    208        1059099       -29.6%
Uniontown              132        393,686    150        1000854       154.2%

Uninc. Yakima Co.    2,000     60,211,969   2035       70191922        16.6%
Grandview              728     12,948,284    752       15305594        18.2%
Granger                268      1,114,342    271        1498768        34.5%
Harrah                 155        397,595    164         622939        56.7%
Mabton                 192      1,025,235    229         879194       -14.2%
Moxee City             286      1,395,125    308        1609339        15.4%
Naches                 369      2,516,961    399        2874716        14.2%
Selah                  926     13,040,300   1012       13045476         0.0%
Sunnyside            1,289     44,320,883   1347       48718212         9.9%
Tieton                 186      1,826,700    222        2526233        38.3%
Toppenish              789     12,627,218    864       12795734         1.3%
Union Gap              809     57,144,622    859       63626645        11.3%
Wapato                 621      6,460,761    657        8266744        28.0%
Yakima               4,491    294,620,117   4588      323110094         9.7%
Zillah                 501      4,567,665    519        4042619       -11.5%
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