Demographics & Economy

Retail Sales Activity

TAXABLE SALES ACTIVITY – PITT COUNTY

 Taxable Sales
($millions)
State Rank% Annual
Increase
FY 2005-20061,409.012-
FY 2006-20071,478.6134.9
FY 2007-20081,496.9121.2
FY 2008-20091,399.914-6.5
FY 2009-20101,508.7117.8
FY 2010-20111,763.31016.9
FY 2011-20121,817.9103.1
FY 2012-20131,846.0111.5
FY 2013-20141,851.1100.3
FY 2014-20152,021.7103.1
FY 2015-20162,146.3116.1
FY 2016-20172,330.7108.6
FY 2017-20182,355.6126.96
FY 2018-20192,457.3134.3
FY 2019-20202,551.8133.85
FY 2020-20212,929.51414.8
FY 2021-20223,225.91610.12

Note: Data not comparable to previous years due to a change in reporting formats beginning July 2005.

*Beginning July 2009, Taxable Sales for cities will no longer be available.


STATE SALES AND USE TAX GROSS COLLECTIONS

 Greenville Pitt County
 Gross Collections
($millions)
State Rank% Annual
Increase
Gross Collections
($millions)
State Rank% Annual
Increase
1986-8715,298,597128.3618,678,442128.36
1987-8816,824,013 129.97 20,823,5341211.48
1988-8918,271,414128.60 22,411,630127.63
1989-9018,067,497 12-1.12 22,046,14312-1.63
1990-9117,557,540 11-2.82 21,246,34912-3.62
1991-9223,343,1301132.95 28,019,3381231.87
1992-9325,533,71711 9.38 30,750,34612 9.75
1993-9428,256,557 11 10.66 33,924,4151210.32
1994-9531,293,2621110.75 37,502,0201110.55
1995-9632,394,560113.5239,433,511 12 5.15
1996-9735,493,21110 9.56 43,377,781 1110.00
1997-9839,493,219 10 11.27 47,086,813118.55
1998-9940,000,473111.28 48,168,240112.30
1999-0037,682,71811 -5.79 46,792,90510-2.86
2000-0135,807,04011 -4.98 45,051,401 11-3.72
2001-0236,419,049121.7146,179,268 12 2.50
2002-03 40,862,7641112.20 52,299,055 1213.25
2003-0445,013,406 11 10.1658,290,202 1111.46
2004-05 47,238,829112.6660,252,88612 3.37
2005-0645,704,31812 -3.25 60,601,612120.58
2006-07 49,689,628128.7 64,532,706 13 6.50
2007-0848,322,33012-2.7563,749,627 12 -1.21
2008-0947,795,321 12-1.09 61,800,08714 -3.06
2009-10***87,659,1551131.44
2010-11***101,001,2671024.34
2011-12***88,119,78710-12.75
2012-13***87,872,03811-0.28
2013-14***88,171,892100.34
2014-15***96,301,772109.22
2015-16***102,218,549116.144
2016-17***110,989,308108.58
2017-18***112,320,959121.199
2018-19***117,124,876134.28
2019-20***121,606,637133.82
2020-21***139,582,8631414.78
2021-22***153,755,3671610.15

Notes:  Rate increased from 3% to 4% in July 1991; Rate increased from 4% to 4.5% in October 2001; Rate decreased from 4.5% to 4.25% in December 2006;  Rate increased from 4.25% to 4.5% in October 2008.  Rate increased from 4.5% to 5.5% in September 2009.  Rate increased from 5.5% to 5.75% in October 2009.  Rate decreased from 5.75% to 4.75% in July 2011.

*Beginning July 2009, Gross Collections for cities will no longer be available.


HISTORICAL DATA

 

GROSS RETAIL SALES ACTIVITY

 Greenville Pitt County
 Gross Sales
($millions)
State Rank% Annual
Increase
Gross Sales
($millions)
State Rank% Annual
Increase
1983-84529.5 14 20.3694.11219.9
1984-85566.1 136.9735.8 126.0
1985-86614.4138.5785.6126.8
1986-87664.8 13 8.2846.211 7.7
1987-88713.7127.4 910.3 127.6
1988-89784.2129.9 990.7128.8
1989-90745.213 -5.0960.012-3.1
1990-91698.9 14 -6.2886.8 12-7.6
1991-92735.4135.2924.5 124.3
1992-93795.0138.1987.612 6.8
1993-94945.71219.0 1,155.91217.0
1994-951,063.91212.51,294.6 1112.0
1995-961,149.1118.0 1,420.1 11 9.7
1996-971,278.01111.21,592.41112.1
1997-981,409.010 10.31,740.9109.3
1998-991,499.3116.41,864.2117.1
1999-001,538.611 2.6 1,944.5114.3
2000-011,576.5 11 2.51,977.3111.7
2001-021,437.512-8.81,855.8 12 -6.1
2002-03 1,456.4121.31,914.2 123.1
2003-041,655.71213.72,147.51212.2
2004-05 1,716.3 13 3.72,235.0 13 4.1

Note:  Gross Retail Sales information is no longer available