General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

4.5 City of Inglewood Retail Leakage Analysis
• Table 4-4 presents per capita sales in the City of Inglewood as a ratio of those in Los
Angeles County in 2004. This is provided as a measure of retail leakage from the City’s
market area.
• As shown in Table 4-3, total Per Capita retail sales in the City of Inglewood were
approximately 30 percent lower than those in the County of Los Angeles.
• Retail categories that performed better than or near par with the County of Los Angeles
included General Merchandise (1.04) and Other Retail (0.95).
• Retail categories that indicated high levels of leakage included Home Furnishings (0.18),
Auto Dealers and Parts (0.37), and Apparel Stores (0.43).
Table 4-4
City of Inglewood and County of Los Angeles
Comparative Per Capita Taxable Sales: 2004
(Constant 2005 Dollars)
City of
Inglewood
County of
Los Angeles
Leakage
Factor
Apparel Stores $214 $497 0.43
General Merchandise Stores 1,354 1,301 1.04
Food Stores 379 436 0.87
Eating and Drinking Places 737 1,244 0.59
Home Furnishings 75 417 0.18
Building Materials 553 817 0.68
Auto Dealers and parts 708 1,899 0.37
Service Stations 631 911 0.69
Other Retail 1 1,346 1,417 0.95
Total Retail $5,998 $8,939 0.67
1. Includes Liquor Stores and other ancillary stores.
Source: Stanley R.Hoffman Associates, Inc.
California State Board of Equalization.
California Department of Finance, ES-5 Population Projections.
4-4 Comparative Per Capita Taxable Retail Sales: 2004
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc. 45 Economic Conditions and Trends
April 20, 2006
City of Inglewood General Plan Update