Q4 retail sales rose in Snohomish County and statewide

Published 11:51 am Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Taxable retail sales in Snohomish County in the fourth quarter of 2011 rose 2.2 percent over the previous year to $2.7 billion, according to the state Department of Revenue. Statewide, the increase was 4.2 percent to $27.9 billion.

In a news release today, the department broke the numbers down by type, sector and locale:

Retail trade, a subset of all sales that counts only retail store sales and excludes other sectors such as construction and services, was up 3.6 percent to $13.3 billion.

Among major industry groups, construction rose 5.8 percent to $4.3 billion; accommodations and food services rose 5.7 percent to $2.9 billion; motor vehicles and parts rose 6.5 percent to $2.6 billion; general merchandise stores was up 0.1 percent to $3.1 billion, and miscellaneous retailers was up 6.9 percent to $1.6 billion.

This is the second consecutive year of a statewide increase. You can find the details here.