2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Pitt County Government

Retail TradeAnother major indicator of economic vitality is retail sales activity. Pitt County is the numberone retail trade center in central and northern areas of eastern North Carolina. Taxable salesactivity for fiscal year ending June 2010 ($1.5 billion) shows Pitt County ranked 11th in the statewith a 7.8% increase over the previous fiscal year.Table A-13Retail Sales Activity in Pitt County – 1995-2005YearGross Sales($ millions)StateRank% AnnualIncrease1995-1996 $1,420.1 11 9.7%1996-1997 $1,592.4 11 12.1%1997-1998 $1,740.9 10 9.3%1998-1999 $1,864.2 11 7.1%1999-2000 $1,944.5 11 4.3%2000-2001 $1,977.3 11 1.7%2001-2002 $1,855.8 12 -6.1%2002-2003 $1,914.2 12 3.1%2003-2004 $2,147.5 12 12.2%2004-2005 $2,235.0 13 4.1%Note: Gross Retail Sales information is no longer availableSource: Pitt County Development Commission.Table A-14Taxable Sales Activity - 2005-2010TaxableSales($millions)State Rank% AnnualIncrease2005-2006 $1,409.0 12 -2006-2007 $1,478.6 13 4.9%2007-2008 $1,496.9 12 1.2%2008-2009 $1,399.9 14 -6.5%2009-2010 $1,508.7 11 7.8%Note: Data not comparable to previous years due to a change in reportingformats beginning July 2005.Source: Pitt County Development Commission2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Appendix A: Inventory and AnalysisPitt County, North Carolina A-22