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STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
Laredo 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 | 52 | 59 | $14,309,989 | $21,935,690 | -34.8% | $2,938 | $2,502,904 |
| Transportation/Utilities | 102 | 129 | $31,053,761 | $39,747,915 | -21.9% | $2,304,253 | $2,970,469 |
| Construction | 505 | 516 | $111,012,633 | $130,927,707 | -15.2% | $1,137,358 | $18,721,480 |
| Manufacturing | 389 | 410 | $156,559,638 | $204,968,589 | -23.6% | $160,036 | $47,657,781 |
| Wholesale Trade | 638 | 699 | $483,874,436 | $480,825,730 | 0.6% | $176,197 | $43,590,674 |
| Retail:Motor Vehicles | 200 | 230 | $321,842,952 | $264,993,116 | 21.5% | $156,571 | $52,676,585 |
| Retail:Home Furnishings | 67 | 79 | $15,771,416 | $15,344,188 | 2.8% | $175,818 | $12,878,198 |
| Retail:Electronics/Appliance | 104 | 104 | $21,960,804 | $24,174,496 | -9.2% | $6,343 | $16,976,782 |
| Retail:Building Materials | 105 | 105 | $86,709,636 | $82,398,474 | 5.2% | $338,253 | $66,070,692 |
| Retail:Food and Beverage | 141 | 140 | $243,957,951 | $241,446,848 | 1.0% | $94,736 | $55,136,930 |
| Retail:Health and Personal | 131 | 162 | $37,771,644 | $39,984,301 | -5.5% | $127,214 | $8,782,900 |
| Retail:Gasoline Stations | 149 | 146 | $200,422,682 | $191,512,774 | 4.7% | $844,278 | $45,694,273 |
| Retail:Clothing Stores | 369 | 446 | $111,458,756 | $97,403,107 | 14.4% | $235,412 | $84,208,193 |
| Retail:Sport/Hobby/Books | 94 | 103 | $20,688,993 | $19,364,100 | 6.8% | $68,324 | $16,641,947 |
| Retail:General Merchandise | 208 | 231 | $175,024,892 | $159,850,413 | 9.5% | $511,010 | $115,947,764 |
| Retail:Miscellaneous Stores | 575 | 709 | $92,028,852 | $83,319,893 | 10.5% | $437,717 | $34,100,377 |
| Retail:Nonstore, Other | 455 | 524 | $12,971,488 | $9,511,647 | 36.4% | $67,838 | $3,944,365 |
| TOTAL RETAIL TRADE | 2,598 | 2,979 | $1,340,610,066 | $1,229,303,357 | 9.1% | $3,063,514 | $513,059,006 |
| Information | 81 | 91 | $9,590,597 | $11,786,107 | -18.6% | $118,451 | $6,936,352 |
| Financial Activities | 248 | 246 | $31,712,101 | $44,734,349 | -29.1% | $766,084 | $20,857,689 |
| Professional/Bus. Svcs. | 565 | 638 | $104,006,803 | $98,049,289 | 6.1% | $517,391 | $25,323,266 |
| Educational and Health | 66 | 73 | $9,061,155 | $7,180,114 | 26.2% | $1,947,177 | $2,769,089 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 1,239 | 1,316 | $204,174,209 | $194,549,752 | 4.9% | $1,314,976 | $192,515,569 |
| Other Services | 599 | 694 | $79,779,596 | $74,756,170 | 6.7% | $340,085 | $30,322,000 |
| Public Administration | 18 | 19 | $10,750,416 | $10,279,080 | 4.6% | $0 | $6,210,400 |
| Nonclassifiable | 0 | 0 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Other | 49 | 18 | $0 | $0 | * | $102,136 | $102,136 |
| TOTAL | 7,149 | 7,887 | $2,586,495,400 | $2,549,043,849 | 1.5% | $11,950,596 | $913,538,815 |
"*" - No data reported, cannot compute or omitted to avoid disclosure.