City of Lamar Sales Tax Starts 2013 with Gains

Total Sales and Use Tax Collections for the City of Lamar are up by 11.83% for a gain of $29,306.07 over 2012 at this time.  These figures are for January 2013, collected this past February.  City Sales Tax is up 4.27% for a $9,710.52 gain and Use Tax and Other Collections categories also noted improvement.  Total Sales and Use Tax Collections is $277,022.41, compared to this time in 2012 at $247,716.34. 

Year to Date figures also note an increased performance with Total Sales Tax up 5.56% for an increase over last year by $33,534.59.  City Sales Tax, YTD is up 1.51%. 

Sales tax Increases were mixed among the 12 retail sales categories listed by the city, comparing 2012 to 2013: 

                                                2011                       2012                       2013

Auto Parts                           20,945.76             23,287.30             22,029.00
Building Materials                9,516.41             12,207.64             17,016.43
Clothing/Shoes                     5,783.59               5,871.00               6,415.00
C-Stores/Gas                      16,480.48             15,903.00             15,415.00
Department Stores           194,542.50           197,213.85           199,885.45
Furniture Etc                         6,412.21               5,465.00               5,319.00
Grocery Stores                    60,553.01             47,070.39             46,196.39
Motels                                16,195.63             18,365.00             19,934.00
Liquor/Bars                         15,857.00             17,292.00             18,147.00
Manufacturing                         340.38               4,929.63             20,696.00
Other Retail                          9,097.58               8,863.48             10,667.30
Restaurants                                   49,184.66                50,653.63                 52,093.18