Article: Clarke County, Wash., Retail Sales Strong despite Unemployment Rate.

Article: STATE RETAIL-SALES GROWTH OUTPACES CLARK ...
The Columbian;  April 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... released. Clark County’ ... total taxable retail sales were up 7 ... five years, Clark County’s retail-sales growth rate ... quarter, retail sales totaled $775.7 million in Clark County, compared ...

Article: Fourth Quarter Retail Sales Posted Gains in ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... and persistently high unemployment figures Clark County's 2002 fourth-quarter retail sales posted gains that beat the statewide figure ... quarter with a 0.9 percent drop. Some of Clark County's fourth- quarter gain is being attributed ...

Article: Retail-Sales Growth Remains Healthy in Clark ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 3, 1999 ;     667 words ... ... all up. Though many Clark County residents continue ... School Pharmacy, a Clark County-based chain. "The ... said. The growth in retail sales and the number of retail ... months of the year, Clark County employment increased ...

Article: Clark County, Wash., Retail Sales ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... buying incentives helped boost Clark County's retail sales during this year's first ... Department of Revenue show Clark County's retail trade at $378 ... however, first-quarter retail sales increased just 1.8 percent ...

Article: SOME IN CLARK COUNTY ASK: WHAT RECESSION?
The Columbian;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Housing: Sales of new homes in Clark County rose more than 20 percent in ... rates have remained very low. Clark County's inflation rate was just ... prices to attract customers. n Retail sales: Clark County's retail trade grew by 2 ...

Article: Portland, Ore., Stores Drain $1.6 Billion in Sales from ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... act like a siren song for Clark County shoppers. Their tune is ... drain $1.6 billion in retail sales from Clark County, according to a recent ... In 1996, per capita retail sales in Clark County were 30.9 percent below ...

Article: Clark County, Wash., Sees Strong Retail Growth in ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 14, 2003 ;     609 words ... ... Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14--Clark County's retail sales continued to show robust ... uarterly growth in ... afloat during the recession. Taxable retail sales in Clark County for the first ... uarter in 2003 were $410 million ...