Trends: Benton-Franklin leads state for taxable sales growth

Benton and Franklin counties tallied taxable retail sales of nearly $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2015, a 13 percent increase over the first quarter of 2006.

The statewide average was 9.4 percent over the same period, according to the latest economic indicator from Benton-Franklin Trends. Trends is an initiative of Eastern Washington University’s Public Policy and Economic Analysis Institute to monitor economic, educational and other statistics.

Trends produces hundreds of charts calculated from statistical data compiled by federal, state and local governments. Visit it online at bit.ly/BFTrends.

This story was originally published January 29, 2016 at 3:36 PM with the headline "Trends: Benton-Franklin leads state for taxable sales growth."