Lamar City Sales Tax–Down Monthly, Up Yearly
Russ Baldwin | Jun 14, 2013 | Comments 0
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue dropped slightly for April sales collected this past May, according to the City Clerk’s Office. There was a 3.93% difference, or $10,500.53 between revenues for 2013 compared to 2012. Current Total sales and Use Tax collections are at $256,961.36 compared to $267,461.89 in 2012.
Year to Date tax revenues still posted a gain of 2.5% since this January. City Sales Tax revenues were up a fraction at 0.70%, but combined with Use Tax collections and Other collections categories, there was a gain of $35,717 year to date between 2012 and 2013. Total sales and Use Tax collections for the city are at $1,462,430.24, compared to $1,426,712.76 for 2012.
The twelve Retail Sales Categories for tax collections, year to date, are mostly split on increases and declines, 2012 compared to 2013.
2011 2012 2013
Auto Parts 54,203 59,864 55,745
Building Materials 34,176 42,762 39,827
Apparel 13,689 14,595 14,967
C Stores/Gas 40,367 41,019 40,281
Dept Stores 448,798 465,058 465,288
Furn/Elec 13,198 12,848 11,543
Grocery Stores 125,894 113,545 111,420
Motels 42,076 52,658 55,871
Liquor Sales 38,586 43,527 43,505
Manufacturing 3,514 5,613 25,492
Restaurants 127,896 134,019 135,312
Other 20,419 20,582 21,882
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