Thursday, July 30, 2015 | 10:53 a.m.
CARSON CITY — Strong business in a number of rural counties helped Nevada report a 2.1 percent increase in taxable sales in May.
Clark County sales were up 1.9 percent.
The state Department of Taxation reported Wednesday that sales statewide reached $4.3 billion compared to the same month of a year ago. It was the 59th consecutive month that sales increased compared to the same month of the prior year.
Taxable sales in Story County, where Tesla’s new battery factory is under construction, rose 204.5 percent compared to May 2014. Sales in Mineral County jumped 143.4 percent, and Churchill County posted a 43.8 percent gain.
In Clark County, car sales dropped 0.5 percent, and general merchandise stores posted a decline in sales of 24.2 percent.
Restaurants and bars in Clark County recorded an 8.1 percent gain; building materials increased by 7.5 percent; the furniture business rose 6 percent; and sales at electronic and appliance stores jumped 15.3 percent.
Six counties posted negative figures, led by Elko County, where sales were down 10.2 percent, and Pershing County, off 7.7 percent.
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