Another Monthly Increase for Lamar City Sales Tax

May 2012 sales tax collections are up another month for the City of Lamar.  City sales tax is up 7.33% over the same period last year and total sales and collections show a gain of 7.72% for a gain of $19,523.06.  Total city sales tax collections for May are $256,618.54.

Year to Date figures show city sales tax collections up 4.60 for a gain of $68,345.84.  Total tax and Use Tax collections are up 5.66% for an improvement over last year of $91,048.12.  Year to Date collections are $1,699,216.52 compared to last year at this time of $1,608,168.40.

Only Furniture/Electronics and Other Retail categories showed a decrease for June collections from this year to last.  The following are Year to Date collection figures in the 12 retail categories established by the city.

2010                       2011                       2012

Auto Parts                                     63,355.90             65,088.80              73,424.81
Building Materials                        46,946.35             43,688.30              53,732.07
Clothing                                       16,176.71              16,043.59             17,569.00
C Stores/Gas                               41,498.50              49,325.48             50,551.00
Department Stores                     539,840.29           540,537.65           561,406.71
Furniture/Electronics                 15,253.91              15,290.21              14,554.65
Grocery Stores                          128,826.45           148,429.19            137,171.33
Motels                                          48,524.98              52,879.63              68,764.00
Liquor Sales                               46,214.00              47,288.00              53,393.00
Manufacturing                            1,314.29                 4,091.38                5,711.63
Other Retail                                22,527.47              23,710.75              23,666.40
Restaurants                               154,022.30            156,384.37            164,858.59