Lafayette Parish retail sales break 5-month growth streak
February sales dip 6 percent from February a year ago.
Lafayette Parish retail sales break 5-month growth streak
February sales dip 6 percent from February a year ago.
Lafayette Parish retail sales end year down 3.8%
There is an upside, however, as sales for the fourth month in a row increased over the comparable month in 2015.
Lafayette Parish retail sales climb for third consecutive month
Year-to-date sales, however, still down 4.4 percent from last year.
Lafayette Parish retail sales down 5% from 2015
The good news: month-to-month sales are up for the second consecutive month.
Minor spike in tax collections will be temporary
Hurricane Katrina offers somewhat of a guide, although the August flooding will not produce near the same amount of recovery spending.
Retail sales decline continues
Taxable sales in Lafayette Parish down almost 7 percent from last year.
November retail sales fall 7.7 percent
Lafayette Parish retail sales for the first 11 months of the year dipped 5.7 percent compared with 2014.
October retail sales tumble 11 percent
Year-to-date taxable sales in Lafayette Parish are down 5.5 percent.
July retail sales fall 8.3 percent
Overall, sales for the year are down 3.65 percent compared with last year.
Taxable sales in Lafayette Parish hit the $2 billion mark through April, keeping pace with last year’s tally.
After February dip, retail sales bounce back
Activity in the parish is up 2 percent over a record-breaking 2014.
Retail sales off nearly 2 percent in February
Year-to-date sales in Lafayette Parish, however, remain 2.4 percent ahead of last year.
Retail sales break January record
Coming off of a record-setting year, January retail sales in Lafayette Parish totaled more than $484 million, the highest January on record and a 6.73 increase over January last year.
Retail sales shatter another record
Lafayette Parish taxable sales topped $6.4 billion in 2014, a 6.5 percent increase over 2013.
Lafayette Parish retail sales up 6 percent through November
Yet another record-breaking year appears to be in the works.
Retail sales continue northward trend
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Retail sales up 4.6 percent this year
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$6 billion in retail sales shatter 2012 record
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Retail sales 5.25 percent higher than 2012
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Retail sales up almost 5 percent over 2012
Record-breaking pace continues With Lafayette Parish retail sales of more than $485 million in August, 2013 year-to-date sales have climbed to $3.93 billion, an increase of 4.8 percent over...
July retail sales shatter record
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Lafayette Parish retail sales still climbing
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Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy
Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. WASHINGTON (AP) - Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for...
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**Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Written by Leslie Turk A timeline of the drilling ban's potential impact on retail sales alone, one of the best barometers of fiscal activity, reveals a bruised Lafayette...