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Year Estimated <br />Population Gross Sales* <br />($millions) <br />Taxable Sales <br />($millions) <br />Gross <br />Sales* <br />($millions) <br />Taxable <br />Sales <br />($millions) <br />Number <br />of Firms <br />Per Capita <br />Sales <br />Pull <br />Factor <br />2003 506,355 $11,300.81 $4,269.70 $14,676.37 $5,545.07 9,421 $8,432 0.94 <br />2004 499,498 $13,607.43 $4,677.27 $17,224.59 $5,920.59 9,494 $9,364 1.01 <br />2005 494,920 $14,329.97 $4,852.55 $17,475.57 $5,917.75 9,585 $9,805 1.03 <br />2006 493,215 $13,705.95 $4,869.79 $16,316.60 $5,797.37 9,429 $9,874 1.03 <br />2007 499,891 $14,025.64 $4,800.87 $16,121.42 $5,518.25 9,649 $9,604 0.99 <br />2008 501,428 $14,823.10 $4,923.72 $16,470.11 $5,470.79 9,751 $9,819 1.03 <br />2009 506,278 $14,824.30 $4,756.42 $16,471.45 $5,284.91 9,980 $9,395 1.05 <br />2010 509,320 $15,885.95 $4,746.25 $17,457.08 $5,215.66 9,925 $9,319 1.03 <br />2011 510,810 $16,840.64 $4,876.05 $17,726.99 $5,132.68 9,499 $9,546 1.02 <br />2012 517,399 $17,206.64 $4,920.85 $17,738.81 $5,073.04 9,360 $9,511 0.98 <br />2013 525,146 $18,499.09 $5,329.77 $18,876.63 $5,438.54 9,860 $10,149 1.18 <br />2014 529,506 $19,027.67 $5,255.82 $19,219.87 $5,308.90 10,013 $9,926 1.13 <br />2015 533,677 $19,517.47 $5,319.14 $19,714.61 $5,372.87 10,033 $9,967 1.10 <br />2016 533,677 $19,561.36 $5,362.42 $19,561.36 $5,362.42 10,203 $10,048 1.10 <br />7 yr Change <br />'09 to '16 5.4% 32.0% 12.7% 18.8% 1.5% 2.2% 7.0% 4.8% <br />3 yr Change <br />'13 to '16 1.6% 5.7% 0.6%3.6% -1.4% 3.5% -1.0% -6.7% <br />*Gross sales figures are self-reported by firms and not audited by the Dept. of Revenue for accuracy. <br />Ramsey County Retail Trade Overview <br />Total Taxable and Gross Retail Sales <br />The table below presents gross and taxable retail and services sales for Ramsey County from 2003 through 2016. Taxable <br />sales in Ramsey County increased 12.7 percent from 2009 to 2016, while the number of firms rose 2.2 percent. Statewide, <br />taxable sales increased 11.3 percent over the same time period and the number of firms fell 9.0 percent. The per capita sales <br />and pull factor data in this table are based on taxable sales, the more verified sales measure. <br />The table also presents sales data in constant 2016 dollars. These figures have been adjusted for inflation to reflect their value <br />in 2016. For example, in 2003, taxable sales in Ramsey County totaled $4269.7 million, an amount worth $5545.07 million in <br />2016 dollars. In constant dollars, gross sales grew 18.8 percent between 2009 and 2016. Constant dollar taxable sales <br />increased 1.5 percent over the same time period. <br />Current Dollars Constant 2016 Dollars <br />$0 <br />$5,000 <br />$10,000 <br />$15,000 <br />$20,000 <br />$25,000 <br />$Millions <br />Year <br />Total Sales: Gross & Taxable <br />Constant $ Gross Sales Constant $ Taxable Sales <br />Ramsey County: Retail/Service Sales in Constant Dollars <br />21