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High Country Retail Sales FY 2000-2003

  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
ALLEGHANY FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 6,364,544 $ 7,646,441 $ 6,057,568 $ 6,815,130
August $ 6,466,090 $ 6,473,771 $ 5,887,865 $ 6,268,147
September $ 6,095,707 $ 6,648,270 $ 5,747,046 $ 5,648,420
October $ 6,444,612 $ 7,829,907 $ 5,630,125 $ 6,883,855
November $ 5,572,551 $ 5,942,902 $ 5,175,892 $ 5,117,411
December $ 5,028,901 $ 5,434,851 $ 4,711,626 $ 5,178,897
January $ 6,078,958 $ 5,576,974 $ 4,515,641 $ 5,331,183
February $ 5,256,878 $ 4,458,621 $ 4,898,928 $ 5,620,179
March $ 4,793,622 $ 4,185,963 $ 4,912,820 $ 5,330,844
April $ 5,687,995 $ 5,115,638 $ 6,101,439 $ 6,010,331
May $ 5,291,076 $ 5,508,475 $ 5,065,357  
June $ 6,577,765 $ 5,516,723 $ 6,023,869  
Total $ 69,658,699 $ 70,338,536 $ 64,728,176 $58,204,397
         
1% Retail Sales $ 726,998 $ 359,892 $ 2,169,311  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 1,174,737 $ 673,483 $ 622,662  
Apparel $ 905,784 $ 1,087,506 $ 816,095  
Automotive $ 7,711,096 $ 7,623,202 $ 6,952,892  
Food $ 21,635,740 $ 22,223,068 $ 20,891,192  
Furniture $ 1,126,771 $ 921,490 $ 1,077,567  
General Merchandise $ 15,780,982 $ 19,614,680 $ 17,148,169  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 15,651,096 $ 12,498,421 $ 10,762,789  
Unclassified $ 4,945,495 $ 5,336,794 $ 4,287,499  
Total $ 69,658,699 $ 70,338,536 $ 64,728,176  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
ASHE FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 14,825,280 $ 15,929,205 $ 19,447,244 $ 21,398,129
August $ 13,210,853 $ 14,849,823 $ 17,192,840 $ 18,405,336
September $ 15,170,737 $ 14,268,211 $ 18,606,924 $ 18,342,150
October $ 12,552,655 $ 16,525,988 $ 18,415,876 $ 21,481,620
November $ 15,258,110 $ 14,660,271 $ 21,529,371 $ 19,712,851
December $ 13,247,734 $ 14,188,991 $ 20,035,552 $ 18,956,727
January $ 15,372,768 $ 16,214,932 $ 17,422,704 $ 16,325,996
February $ 16,583,742 $ 13,782,378 $ 16,139,587 $ 20,382,302
March $ 11,519,843 $ 15,508,428 $ 16,956,131 $ 16,257,557 
April $ 13,872,832 $ 18,211,598 $ 22,192,719 $ 18,881,570 
May $ 14,631,586 $ 15,691,288 $ 19,267,013  
June $ 14,021,841 $ 14,978,471 $ 20,042,605  
Total $ 170,267,981 $ 184,809,584 $ 227,248,566 $190,144,238
         
1% Retail Sales $ 2,563,829 $ 2,658,171 $ 3,448,102  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 1,655,733 $ 1,814,714 $ 2,155,947  
Apparel $ 2,193,447 $ 2,116,255 $ 1,918,448  
Automotive $ 32,162,858 $ 30,148,651 $ 30,230,482  
Food $ 48,794,976 $ 55,789,425 $ 46,186,824  
Furniture $ 3,697,969 $ 2,955,118 $ 3,343,596  
General Merchandise $ 33,336,156 $ 51,063,098 $ 101,638,453  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 17,651,851 $ 16,403,476 $ 17,744,389  
Unclassified $ 28,211,162 $ 21,860,676 $ 20,582,325  
Total $ 170,267,981 $ 184,809,584 $ 227,248,566  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
AVERY FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 15,759,090 $ 18,554,835 $ 18,768,316 $ 16,113,285
August $ 18,994,376 $ 19,143,907 $ 19,408,341 $ 19,967,759
September $ 15,374,876 $ 17,910,658 $ 17,353,387 $ 17,045,744
October $ 14,832,881 $ 15,936,364 $ 16,249,684 $ 18,021,931
November $ 14,420,684 $ 15,724,497 $ 15,170,378 $ 14,324,663
December $ 10,332,062 $ 13,120,462 $ 11,341,893 $ 13,675,942
January $ 17,579,626 $ 20,036,265 $ 15,925,665 $ 16,034,632
February $ 17,338,134 $ 18,481,982 $ 18,157,458
$ 19,435,437
March $ 16,689,604 $ 17,271,594 $ 17,167,211
$ 17,695,874 
April $ 12,720,299 $ 12,665,911 $ 12,849,752
$ 14,282,963
May $ 11,194,952 $ 10,941,933 $ 10,290,154
 
June $ 16,092,692 $ 15,427,936 $ 16,728,923
 
Total $ 181,329,276 $ 195,216,344 $ 189,411,162 $166,598,230
         
1% Retail Sales $ 30,435 $ 223,010 $ 474,788  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 862,682 $ 1,295,125 $ 1,009,282  
Apparel $ 3,297,382 $ 3,432,322 $ 3,109,406  
Automotive $ 15,307,308 $ 14,719,123 $ 13,208,800  
Food $ 72,668,460 $ 86,274,705 $ 84,039,712  
Furniture $ 6,393,194 $ 7,327,161 $ 6,825,021  
General Merchandise $ 30,227,657 $ 30,997,313 $ 33,523,562  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 21,310,300 $ 18,174,967 $ 18,082,957  
Unclassified $ 31,231,858 $ 32,772,618 $ 29,137,634  
Total $ 181,329,276 $ 195,216,344 $ 189,411,162  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
MITCHELL FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 10,972,274 $ 15,176,138 $ 14,590,518 $ 16,537,798
August $ 10,872,232 $ 14,502,074 $ 14,569,513 $ 13,888,948
September $ 10,538,508 $ 15,149,857 $ 15,387,031 $ 15,871,857
October $ 10,053,493 $ 15,596,034 $ 15,283,272 $ 15,661,550
November $ 11,180,351 $ 13,378,666 $ 14,910,307 $ 14,961,631
December $ 9,897,039 $ 15,775,623 $ 14,312,515 $ 14,897,512
January $ 12,115,874 $ 14,578,912 $ 12,301,159 $ 14,876,638
February $ 14,057,239 $ 13,817,179 $ 12,738,280
$ 14,052,022
March $ 11,987,661 $ 11,851,507 $ 12,053,701
$ 10,468,956
April $ 13,839,938 $ 12,132,999 $ 14,192,246
$ 13,318,462
May $ 13,254,517 $ 14,138,906 $ 14,201,934
 
June $ 13,693,412 $ 15,419,026 $ 14,635,153
 
Total $ 142,462,538 $ 171,516,921 $ 169,175,629 $144,535,374
         
1% Retail Sales $ 3,240,161 $ 3,788,415 $ 2,615,412  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 2,585,745 $ 2,047,970 $ 1,889,200  
Apparel $ 1,633,656 $ 1,503,032 $ 1,495,380  
Automotive $ 21,135,204 $ 21,758,808 $ 20,209,667  
Food $ 29,421,061 $ 30,511,585 $ 30,971,082  
Furniture $ 3,045,578 $ 3,118,919 $ 4,108,376  
General Merchandise $ 36,338,992 $ 62,554,776 $ 67,429,590  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 12,215,297 $ 10,598,306 $ 10,572,347  
Unclassified $ 32,846,844 $ 35,635,110 $ 29,884,575  
Total $ 142,462,538 $ 171,516,921 $ 169,175,629  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
WATAUGA FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 62,152,735 $ 64,028,882 $ 60,856,438 $ 60,636,272
August $ 66,751,753 $ 69,903,986 $ 65,500,179 $ 65,132,618
September $ 65,710,957 $ 68,314,305 $ 59,526,615 $ 61,666,961
October $ 61,001,796 $ 67,626,709 $ 58,852,776 $ 65,939,596
November $ 64,178,686 $ 66,842,876 $ 62,287,249 $ 57,888,613
December $ 53,242,108 $ 58,039,596 $ 54,428,802 $ 47,796,748
January $ 57,416,116 $ 58,735,409 $ 49,648,828 $ 59,233,352
February $ 47,219,279 $ 48,371,869 $ 43,871,865
$ 51,433,217
March $ 47,850,267 $ 43,454,559 $ 39,323,959
$ 46,162,690 
April $ 49,573,186 $ 49,519,378 $ 50,492,993
$ 51,779,463
May $ 50,475,528 $ 50,276,887 $ 48,939,591
 
June $ 57,032,761 $ 57,304,833 $ 58,123,559
 
Total $ 682,605,172 $ 702,419,289 $ 651,852,854 $567,669,530
         
1% Retail Sales $ 4,225,560 $ 3,121,301 $ 3,499,022  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 5,733,388 $ 3,858,473 $ 2,218,634  
Apparel $ 22,215,474 $ 22,774,610 $ 23,682,628  
Automotive $ 80,815,040 $ 89,845,528 $ 69,270,572  
Food $ 135,921,012 $ 160,461,610 $ 150,756,314  
Furniture $ 19,853,221 $ 18,855,698 $ 16,425,004  
General Merchandise $ 192,881,581 $ 189,983,455 $ 171,589,013  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 107,474,649 $ 106,533,242 $ 108,521,150  
Unclassified $ 113,485,247 $ 106,985,372 $ 105,890,517  
Total $ 682,605,172 $ 702,419,289 $ 651,852,854  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
WILKES FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 50,305,905 $ 62,151,839 $ 56,723,461 $ 61,027,070
August $ 52,802,706 $ 52,639,728 $ 54,974,632 $ 54,021,688
September $ 51,648,392 $ 57,482,412 $ 58,483,936 $ 55,203,773
October $ 54,656,039 $ 59,298,195 $ 55,483,204 $ 59,906,912
November $ 48,575,298 $ 56,336,449 $ 52,692,029 $ 51,707,052
December $ 92,356,426 $ 60,799,469 $ 53,381,583 $ 56,135,753
January $ 64,723,652 $ 68,610,228 $ 50,202,434 $ 65,620,068
February $ 56,189,409 $ 56,788,825 $ 55,399,609
$ 52,077,558
March $ 48,101,654 $ 52,403,850 $ 64,633,323
$ 64,744,633
April $ 62,042,904 $ 61,735,086 $ 75,511,293
$ 64,594,494
May $ 51,043,850 $ 64,360,609 $ 70,396,365
 
June $ 55,093,337 $ 59,641,953 $ 59,988,920
 
Total $ 687,539,572 $ 712,248,643 $ 707,870,789 $586,039,001
         
1% Retail Sales $ 13,633,220 $ 12,827,228 $ 34,910,045  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 6,702,199 $ 3,276,758 $ 3,390,070  
Apparel $ 8,236,204 $ 9,167,284 $ 9,128,174  
Automotive $ 87,714,640 $ 100,289,633 $ 91,772,405  
Food $ 171,927,600 $ 200,508,378 $ 188,654,617  
Furniture $ 18,204,565 $ 13,168,338 $ 11,104,796  
General Merchandise $ 141,069,802 $ 166,517,969 $ 160,958,350  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 161,447,367 $ 111,096,948 $ 137,399,535  
Unclassified $ 78,603,975 $ 95,396,107 $ 70,552,797  
Total $ 687,539,572 $ 712,248,643 $ 707,870,789  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
YANCEY FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 8,438,797 $ 10,143,095 $ 10,075,270 $ 9,950,587
August $ 8,634,811 $ 9,471,926 $ 9,629,884 $ 9,962,941
September $ 8,478,319 $ 7,904,314 $ 9,258,963 $ 9,712,675
October $ 9,038,568 $ 9,774,305 $ 9,801,039 $ 9,550,580
November $ 7,202,293 $ 8,719,105 $ 8,858,564 $ 8,541,710
December $ 7,860,213 $ 8,024,288 $ 8,414,835 $ 7,091,403
January $ 11,366,933 $ 7,782,111 $ 6,962,401 $ 7,412,134
February $ 8,136,073 $ 8,011,043 $ 7,843,132
$ 7,177,756
March $ 7,686,205 $ 7,569,939 $ 7,793,976
$ 6,747,744
April $ 9,020,815 $ 8,905,160 $ 9,523,412
$ 7,715,116
May $ 8,893,282 $ 7,694,465 $ 8,556,718
 
June $ 9,050,859 $ 10,157,285 $ 9,074,060
 
Total $ 103,807,168 $ 104,157,036 $ 105,792,254 $83,862,646
         
1% Retail Sales $ 1,291,977 $ 2,532,298 $ 2,013,845  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 3,404,071 $ 1,856,602 $ 2,092,493  
Apparel $ 905,354 $ 817,199 $ 823,410  
Automotive $ 13,097,935 $ 11,667,220 $ 9,066,454  
Food $ 28,968,413 $ 29,139,311 $ 30,593,652  
Furniture $ 2,641,134 $ 2,390,194 $ 3,110,947  
General Merchandise $ 20,998,016 $ 21,870,815 $ 22,102,084  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 24,360,108 $ 24,169,443 $ 25,434,938  
Unclassified $ 8,140,160 $ 9,713,954 $ 10,554,431  
Total $ 103,807,168 $ 104,157,036 $ 105,792,254  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
HIGH COUNTRY FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $ 168,818,625 $ 193,630,435 $ 186,518,815 $ 192,478,271
August $ 177,732,821 $ 186,985,215 $ 187,163,254 $ 187,647,437
September $ 173,017,496 $ 187,678,027 $ 184,363,902 $ 183,491,580
October $ 168,580,044 $ 192,587,502 $ 179,715,976 $ 197,446,044
November $ 166,387,973 $ 181,604,766 $ 180,623,790 $ 172,253,931
December $ 191,964,483 $ 175,383,280 $ 166,626,806 $ 163,732,982
January $ 184,653,927 $ 191,534,831 $ 156,978,832 $ 184,834,003
February $ 164,780,754 $ 163,711,897 $ 159,048,859
$ 170,178,471
March $ 148,628,856 $ 152,245,840 $ 162,841,121
$ 167,408,298
April $ 166,757,969 $ 168,285,770 $ 190,863,854
$ 177,582,399
May $ 154,784,791 $ 168,612,563 $ 176,717,132
 
June $ 171,562,667 $ 178,446,227 $ 184,617,089
 
Total $ 2,037,670,406 $ 2,140,706,353 $ 2,116,079,430 $1,797,053,416
         
1% Retail Sales $ 25,712,180 $ 25,510,315 $ 49,130,525  
2% and 3% Retail Sales $ 22,118,555 $ 14,823,125 $ 13,378,288  
Apparel $ 39,387,301 $ 40,898,208 $ 40,973,541  
Automotive $ 257,944,081 $ 276,052,165 $ 240,711,272  
Food $ 509,337,262 $ 584,908,082 $ 552,093,393  
Furniture $ 54,962,432 $ 48,736,918 $ 45,995,307  
General Merchandise $ 470,633,186 $ 542,602,106 $ 574,389,221  
Lumber & Building Matrl $ 360,110,668 $ 299,474,803 $ 328,518,105  
Unclassified $ 297,464,741 $ 307,700,631 $ 270,889,778  
Total $ 2,037,670,406 $ 2,140,706,353 $ 2,116,079,430  
 
  Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales Gross Sales
NORTH CAROLINA FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
July $11,256,858,608
$12,308,084,227 $11,463,620,886 $11,809,790,942
August $10,987,565,227
$10,694,685,567 $10,357,230,652 $11,140,012,656
September $10,261,542,766
$10,883,298,254 $10,548,467,400 $10,793,727,715
October $10,962,072,320
$11,694,211,302 $10,683,827,883 $11,680,878,954
November $10,162,380,749
$10,980,044,652 $10,857,523,230
$10,779,294,928
December $10,287,805,729
$10,784,997,137 $9,920,775,690 $10,325,929,908
January $10,995,319,866
$12,230,406,975 $9,802,940,669 $7,278,898,595
February $10,181,141,991
$9,994,874,023 $9,792,978,954
$9,566,974,481
March $10,150,488,880
$9,618,929,934 $9,638,117,650 $10,084,574,708
April $11,480,042,636
$11,317,743,557 $11,904,226,174 $11,928,078,860
May $10,794,923,881
$10,701,195,842 $11,239,906,484  
June $10,973,517,372
$10,967,881,937 $11,046,686,241  
Total $128,493,660,025
$132,176,353,407 $127,256,301,913 $105,388,161,747
         
1%, 2%, 3% Retail Sales $4,151,548,400 $4,170,178,513 $4,474,247,446  
Apparel $2,778,073,894 $2,817,863,360 $2,787,520,363  
Automotive $18,834,065,385 $19,244,676,676 $17,523,975,074  
Food $21,194,994,513 $23,428,967,970 $22,738,449,432  
Furniture $5,206,652,404 $4,978,368,599 $4,650,440,521  
General Merchandise $27,914,155,284 $29,194,107,478 $28,570,546,300  
Lumber & Building Matrl $12,797,762,315 $12,384,270,018 $11,749,881,657  
Unclassified $35,616,407,830 $35,957,920,793 $34,761,241,120  
Total $128,493,660,025 $132,176,353,407 $127,256,301,913  
 
 
Reports July, 1999 Through November, 2001 reflect sales for the prior month for merchants filing monthly reports and and sales from 16th of prior month through 15th of report month for merchants filing semimonthly reports
Reports for December, 2001 and after include sales that involve use tax that had not previously been part of the report data and thus are not directly comparable to previous issues
The Report for January, 2002 is based on sales for the month of December, 2001 for merchants filing monthly reports and sales from December 16th through December 31st for merchants filing semimonthly reports
Beginning February, 2000 all figures are based on sales for the prior month
 
1%, 2% and 3% Retail Sales Group General Merchandise Group
Manufactured Homes Department stores
Airplanes, boats, ect Drugstores, drug & medical supply houses
Farm, mill, laundry machinery, fuel to farmers, manufacturers, laundries Dry goods stores, fabric & yarn shops
Other 1% Farm implement & supply stores
  Discount stores, general stores
  Hardware stores
Apparel Group Jewelry stores, watch & clock repair shops
Boot and shoe stores Leather & leather goods stores
Clothing stores Industrial machinery & supply dealers
Furriers Secondhand good stores, flea markets
Haberdasheries Sporting goods stores, toy shops
Millinery shops Variety stores, 5 & 10 specialty stores
Shoe repair shops Paint, wallpaper, & glass stores
Others Pawn shops, army surplus stores, etc
  Road building equipment & supply dealers
  Gift & novelty shops, coin dealers
Automotive Group Others
Motor vehicle dealers  
Service stations Lumber & Building Material Group
Garages Sheet metal stops, steel fabricators
Motorcycle & bicycle dealers Building hardware & machine stores
Automotive supply stores Building material dealers
Others Cabinet makers
Oil & petroleum products dealers Electrical, plumbing, & heating supply dealers
Tire dealers, recappers, & repairers Monument & tombstone dealers
Manufactured home (mobile home) dealers Others
  Storm window & door dealers
   
Food Group Unclassified Group
Bakeries Beauty & barber shops & supply dealers
Candy & confectionery stores Bookstores, school supply stores
Dairies & dairy bars Newsstands
Grocery stores, meat markets, etc Coal, wood, fuel oil, bottled gas dealers
Vending machine operators, drink stands Feed stores, millers, hatcheries
Restaurants, cafeterias, grills, snack bars, etc Florists & nurseries
Others Airplane dealers
Taverns, nightclubs, etc Hotels, motels, cottage rentals, etc
  Office machine & supply dealers
  Funeral Homes
Furniture Group Photographers, artists, photofinishers
Furniture stores Printers, publishers, blueprinters, engravers, etc
Household appliance dealers & repair services Laundries, dry cleaners, etc
Musical merchandise dealers Hospitals, physicians, veterinarians, etc
Industrial, office, & store furniture & fixture dealers Boat and marine supply dealers
Others Pet, hobby, & craft shops
Awning & venetian blind dealers Chemical, janitorial supply, paper product dealers
Antique dealers, interior decorators Machine shops, locksmiths, etc
Upholstery shops, floor covering dealers Others
 
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