Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Nevada taxable sales up 5.1 percent in September

CARSON CITY — Taxable sales, one indicator of the Nevada economy, rose by 5.1 percent in September, the 57th straight month of increases.

Sales reached $4.4 billion, with seven of Nevada’s 17 counties reporting increases, the state Department of Taxation reported today.

The biggest gain — 83.6 percent — was in Storey County, where Tesla is building a battery factory.

Clark County had sales of $3.3 billion, up 4.8 percent.

Lander County suffered the biggest decline at 28.1 percent, followed by White Pine County with a drop in taxable sales of 19.5 percent.

Statewide, car sales rose 13.3 percent compared to the same month of a year ago, and restaurant and bar sales were up 8.7 percent.

In Clark County, sales of building materials increased by 12.3 percent compared to September 2014, and car sales jumped 12 percent.

Clark County’s bar and restaurant sales increased by 7.7 percent; furniture business was up 6 percent, and sales of general merchandise increased 0.4 percent. Clothing sales fell by 5.1 percent.

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