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STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
Brownsville-Harlingen MSA
| Industry | Outlets 2026 1st Qtr |
Outlets 2025 1st Qtr |
Gross Sales 2026 1st Qtr |
Gross Sales 2025 1st Qtr |
Percent Change |
Use Tax Purchases |
Amount Subject to State Sales & Use Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources/Mining | 65 | 66 | $13,688,864 | $13,650,889 | 0.3% | $143,840 | $2,531,401 |
| Transportation/Utilities | 114 | 109 | $34,411,354 | $41,330,120 | -16.7% | $141,351 | $9,637,378 |
| Construction | 569 | 573 | $167,447,981 | $163,069,327 | 2.7% | $840,125 | $33,601,502 |
| Manufacturing | 572 | 625 | $269,784,652 | $204,754,442 | 31.8% | $4,493,272 | $28,637,718 |
| Wholesale Trade | 498 | 598 | $298,480,099 | $370,934,360 | -19.5% | $1,395,266 | $47,895,043 |
| Retail:Motor Vehicles | 270 | 308 | $342,919,715 | $338,861,561 | 1.2% | $332,224 | $47,884,561 |
| Retail:Home Furnishings | 90 | 108 | $18,389,088 | $17,573,406 | 4.6% | $111,426 | $16,028,230 |
| Retail:Electronics/Appliance | 136 | 149 | $23,285,413 | $22,986,652 | 1.3% | $205,060 | $19,589,301 |
| Retail:Building Materials | 112 | 122 | $119,371,690 | $121,225,974 | -1.5% | $237,567 | $92,766,768 |
| Retail:Food and Beverage | 294 | 309 | $297,526,225 | $300,301,222 | -0.9% | $380,503 | $73,553,644 |
| Retail:Health and Personal | 169 | 191 | $77,214,222 | $79,608,196 | -3.0% | $8,480,806 | $22,804,834 |
| Retail:Gasoline Stations | 258 | 248 | $179,604,799 | $162,267,890 | 10.7% | $683,738 | $51,278,407 |
| Retail:Clothing Stores | 545 | 644 | $81,738,977 | $62,979,070 | 29.8% | $231,345 | $69,385,581 |
| Retail:Sport/Hobby/Books | 140 | 149 | $26,024,514 | $22,000,694 | 18.3% | $193,561 | $23,818,672 |
| Retail:General Merchandise | 469 | 492 | $307,897,231 | $295,647,697 | 4.1% | $1,485,607 | $181,251,288 |
| Retail:Miscellaneous Stores | 731 | 850 | $154,281,337 | $138,157,878 | 11.7% | $887,934 | $60,302,635 |
| Retail:Nonstore, Other | 731 | 826 | $27,714,234 | $24,119,184 | 14.9% | $87,866 | $9,810,974 |
| TOTAL RETAIL TRADE | 3,945 | 4,396 | $1,655,967,445 | $1,585,729,424 | 4.4% | $13,317,637 | $668,474,895 |
| Information | 195 | 206 | $132,341,614 | $129,509,239 | 2.2% | $4,081,090 | $78,441,974 |
| Financial Activities | 348 | 385 | $54,737,100 | $40,509,921 | 35.1% | $340,269 | $25,088,102 |
| Professional/Bus. Svcs. | 812 | 939 | $145,513,783 | $124,254,793 | 17.1% | $1,326,259 | $40,844,437 |
| Educational and Health | 194 | 206 | $20,619,316 | $17,566,973 | 17.4% | $895,940 | $2,298,363 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 2,161 | 2,197 | $305,289,196 | $285,078,148 | 7.1% | $2,558,940 | $289,080,020 |
| Other Services | 708 | 799 | $51,138,102 | $55,803,064 | -8.4% | $494,366 | $21,416,404 |
| Public Administration | 19 | 19 | $9,101,499 | $9,293,103 | -2.1% | $11,928 | $5,928,705 |
| Nonclassifiable | 0 | 0 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Other | 105 | 37 | $989,223 | $0 | * | $0 | $49,844 |
| TOTAL | 10,305 | 11,155 | $3,159,510,228 | $3,041,483,803 | 3.9% | $30,040,283 | $1,253,925,786 |
"*" - No data reported, cannot compute or omitted to avoid disclosure.