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STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | 1,938 | 2,105 | $7,289,318,360 | $7,878,688,857 | -7.5% | $3,031,967,237 | $3,378,891,668 |
| Transportation/Utilities | 2,814 | 3,099 | $10,334,678,895 | $14,140,498,862 | -26.9% | $1,183,331,768 | $2,580,172,766 |
| Construction | 16,179 | 16,708 | $17,078,440,273 | $13,998,035,667 | 22.0% | $356,242,282 | $1,916,153,920 |
| Manufacturing | 14,210 | 15,198 | $34,357,768,122 | $29,709,700,718 | 15.6% | $1,227,423,661 | $3,099,313,803 |
| Wholesale Trade | 13,662 | 15,044 | $79,459,296,143 | $82,057,963,108 | -3.2% | $342,101,549 | $3,413,268,314 |
| Retail:Motor Vehicles | 4,631 | 5,319 | $7,099,895,322 | $7,098,272,848 | 0.0% | $11,308,327 | $947,528,648 |
| Retail:Home Furnishings | 2,138 | 2,496 | $729,564,734 | $735,954,386 | -0.9% | $18,566,753 | $532,294,786 |
| Retail:Electronics/Appliance | 2,273 | 2,471 | $822,246,574 | $700,157,613 | 17.4% | $1,539,820 | $499,425,639 |
| Retail:Building Materials | 1,718 | 1,806 | $2,488,224,582 | $2,455,269,561 | 1.3% | $17,954,087 | $1,819,460,344 |
| Retail:Food and Beverage | 5,430 | 5,674 | $6,721,395,742 | $6,743,422,451 | -0.3% | $26,142,091 | $1,862,256,952 |
| Retail:Health and Personal | 3,277 | 3,810 | $1,956,897,735 | $1,952,271,460 | 0.2% | $8,500,249 | $342,322,710 |
| Retail:Gasoline Stations | 4,675 | 4,621 | $1,898,870,571 | $1,804,112,169 | 5.3% | $2,504,519 | $785,493,853 |
| Retail:Clothing Stores | 9,382 | 10,896 | $1,660,567,231 | $1,528,380,514 | 8.6% | $10,864,547 | $1,464,914,098 |
| Retail:Sport/Hobby/Books | 2,648 | 2,757 | $566,546,027 | $554,130,111 | 2.2% | $6,018,887 | $475,885,356 |
| Retail:General Merchandise | 4,685 | 5,363 | $4,549,668,141 | $3,991,988,147 | 14.0% | $21,172,212 | $2,452,990,931 |
| Retail:Miscellaneous Stores | 11,668 | 13,024 | $2,803,904,337 | $2,762,710,700 | 1.5% | $23,776,049 | $1,110,312,435 |
| Retail:Nonstore, Other | 24,114 | 27,948 | $1,881,038,712 | $1,807,493,531 | 4.1% | $10,081,432 | $482,421,472 |
| TOTAL RETAIL TRADE | 76,639 | 86,185 | $33,178,819,708 | $32,134,163,491 | 3.3% | $158,428,973 | $12,775,307,224 |
| Information | 3,138 | 3,399 | $1,321,348,732 | $1,334,445,719 | -1.0% | $206,776,493 | $659,840,174 |
| Financial Activities | 6,642 | 7,157 | $5,033,947,759 | $7,086,663,826 | -29.0% | $71,847,310 | $965,549,312 |
| Professional/Bus. Svcs. | 20,984 | 23,865 | $13,432,071,144 | $11,547,861,257 | 16.3% | $211,928,571 | $2,324,670,985 |
| Educational and Health | 4,559 | 4,961 | $3,320,753,611 | $3,164,499,481 | 4.9% | $18,599,072 | $76,880,852 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 36,129 | 37,222 | $7,149,832,511 | $6,703,729,066 | 6.7% | $44,566,486 | $6,322,450,324 |
| Other Services | 16,112 | 17,855 | $3,082,994,012 | $2,966,049,161 | 3.9% | $26,706,480 | $1,139,440,697 |
| Public Administration | 250 | 261 | $177,624,832 | $175,128,942 | 1.4% | $1,052,931 | $82,280,251 |
| Nonclassifiable | 2 | 2 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Other | 1,879 | 404 | $3,464,018 | $1,268,910 | 173.0% | $442,203,063 | $442,642,289 |
| TOTAL | 215,137 | 233,465 | $215,221,384,449 | $212,900,114,279 | 1.1% | $7,323,185,110 | $39,177,326,915 |
"*" - No data reported, cannot compute or omitted to avoid disclosure.