|
Gross Retail Sales
|
County
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
Chatham
|
$346,775
|
$361,474
|
$379,441
|
$379,435
|
$386,019
|
$392,448
|
|
Durham
|
$3,010,085
|
$3,291,862
|
$3,651,723
|
$3,685,931
|
$4,462,201
|
$4,616,607
|
|
Franklin
|
$276,651
|
$309,754
|
$292,364
|
$292,337
|
$294,812
|
$312,201
|
|
Granville
|
$317,566
|
$321,511
|
$348,015
|
$343,266
|
$368,031
|
$384,962
|
|
Harnett
|
$517,212
|
$522,687
|
$579,304
|
$541,033
|
$582,723
|
$616,888
|
|
Johnston
|
$1,147,980
|
$1,187,346
|
$1,292,582
|
$1,283,517
|
$1,247,804
|
$1,419,147
|
|
Lee
|
$692,146
|
$741,382
|
$726,661
|
$678,250
|
$679,226
|
$706,609
|
|
Moore
|
$894,315
|
$929,561
|
$965,986
|
$894,944
|
$965,244
|
$1,023,448
|
|
Orange
|
$1,024,686
|
$1,054,133
|
$1,187,818
|
$1,223,283
|
$1,303,020
|
$1,401,029
|
|
Person
|
$295,079
|
$298,876
|
$328,700
|
$331,492
|
$340,032
|
$349,620
|
|
Vance
|
$491,692
|
$487,206
|
$524,495
|
$528,513
|
$509,584
|
$512,658
|
|
Wake
|
$10,933,571
|
$11,484,244
|
$12,198,161
|
$12,357,502
|
$11,968,893
|
$12,939,230
|
|
Warren
|
$71,049
|
$69,904
|
$77,510
|
$73,614
|
$75,782
|
$83,803
|
|
Research Triangle Region
|
$20,018,807
|
$21,059,940
|
$22,552,760
|
$22,613,117
|
$23,183,371
|
$24,758,649
|
Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue, Note: Sales in
($000)
Region’s Gross Retail Sales ($000)
Retail Sales & Establishments by Store Group
|
(All Sales in $000)
|
Food
- Beverage Stores
|
Food
Services & Drinking Places
|
General
Merchandise Stores
|
Clothing
& Accessories Stores
|
Furniture
& Appliance
|
Motor Vehicle & Parts
Dealers
|
Gas Service Stations
|
Hardware
& Building Materials
|
Health
& Drug Stores
|
|
Chatham
|
$87,204
|
$26,416
|
$22,437
|
$8,092
|
$32,754
|
$58,192
|
$32,723
|
$31,344
|
$36,701
|
|
Durham
|
$614,160
|
$402,881
|
$495,486
|
$226,712
|
$262,436
|
$558,218
|
$132,914
|
$293,452
|
$172,579
|
|
Franklin
|
$44,526
|
$22,496
|
$25,265
|
$4,081
|
$1,182
|
$65,842
|
$49,200
|
$30,466
|
$15,485
|
|
Granville
|
$55,784
|
$26,867
|
$30,236
|
$5,272
|
$2,372
|
$37,737
|
$18,000
|
$22,021
|
$25,037
|
|
Harnett
|
$107,747
|
$49,956
|
$79,871
|
$9,315
|
$19,808
|
$143,442
|
$72,150
|
$44,884
|
$48,176
|
|
Johnston
|
$144,457
|
$112,124
|
$152,145
|
$118,871
|
$44,008
|
$271,765
|
$170,776
|
$119,152
|
$52,001
|
|
Lee
|
$121,032
|
$48,176
|
$69,448
|
$20,870
|
$10,343
|
$241,299
|
$52,217
|
$110,093
|
$27,176
|
|
Moore
|
$101,666
|
$93,017
|
$125,926
|
$68,643
|
$19,032
|
$256,449
|
$60,290
|
$53,771
|
$73,705
|
|
Orange
|
$273,993
|
$133,162
|
$60,259
|
$55,565
|
$49,165
|
$186,246
|
$58,703
|
$119,762
|
$62,306
|
|
Person
|
$59,549
|
$24,496
|
$27,013
|
$9,503
|
$18,139
|
$64,319
|
$30,318
|
$43,478
|
$20,965
|
|
Vance
|
$84,825
|
$41,871
|
$34,371
|
$25,274
|
$7,687
|
$133,491
|
$57,103
|
$60,392
|
$37,223
|
|
Wake
|
$1,277,307
|
$1,719,018
|
$1,439,176
|
$528,362
|
$787,136
|
$3,192,486
|
$501,793
|
$1,873,200
|
$355,556
|
|
Warren
|
$21,722
|
$3,434
|
$5,551
|
$566
|
$566
|
$4,296
|
$8,747
|
$1,870
|
$5,275
|
|
Research
Triangle Region
|
$2,866,689
|
$2,237,783
|
$2,265,640
|
$1,004,407
|
$1,102,238
|
$5,588,014
|
$1,137,818
|
$2,524,312
|
$757,991
|
Source:
Demographics USA 2003
Note: All Sales are in ($000)
|