| OLYMPIA, Wash., May 12, 2009 — Taxable retail sales declined 4.3 percent to $113.2 billion during calendar year 2008, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported today.Retail trade was down 6.1 percent to $48.3 billion compared to calendar year 2007. Retail trade is a subset of all taxable retail sales that excludes construction, services and other non-retail businesses. Retail trade is a better measure of consumer purchases. Among major industries, retail sales from construction dropped 3.8 percent to $23.3 billion; motor vehicle and parts dropped 17.3 percent to $10.5 billion; accommodations and food services rose 1.4 percent to $11.1 billion; general merchandise stores declined 1.8 percent to $9.8 billion, the retail component of wholesale trade slid 6.5 percent to $8.7 billion, miscellaneous retailers dropped 2.9 percent to $5.9 billion, information services rose 3.2 percent to $4.9 billion, and building materials, garden equipment and supplies dropped 9.0 percent to $4.9 billion.
Results for the most populous counties: | | Taxable retail sales | % change | Retail trade | % change | | King | $45.2 billion | -4.3% | $17.0 billion | -7.0% | | Pierce | $11.7 billion | -6.6% | $5.6 billion | -8.7% | | Snohomish | $10.8 billion | -7.9% | $5.3 billion | -8.3% | | Spokane | $7.4 billion | -4.2% | $3.6 billion | -4.8% | | Clark | $4.6 billion | -6.2% | $2.0 billion | -7.8% |
Results for cities with the most sales: | | Taxable retail sales | % change | Retail trade | % change | | Seattle | $17.1 billion | 0.4% | $5.3 billion | -3.8% | | Bellevue | $5.6 billion | -6.0% | $2.4 billion | -10.6% | | Tacoma | $4.3 billion | -8.1% | $2.0 million | -9.3% | | Spokane | $3.9 billion | -2.1% | $1.9 billion | -1.3% | | Everett | $2.7 million | -8.6% | $1.2 billion | -10.3% |
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/html/TRS-RTL-CA2008.htm. Results for all counties and selected cities, including breakdowns of sales by industry sector, are available at http://dor.wa.gov/Content/AboutUs/Sta ... 008/qbrcal08/default.aspx .
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