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STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
STATE SALES AND USE TAX ANALYSIS QUARTERLY REPORT
Waco 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 | 77 | 96 | $13,870,679 | $11,950,054 | 16.1% | $7,112 | $1,043,117 |
| Transportation/Utilities | 93 | 90 | $281,021,076 | $279,262,549 | 0.6% | $155,445 | $4,934,242 |
| Construction | 767 | 773 | $429,823,400 | $470,052,742 | -8.6% | $3,032,289 | $39,384,973 |
| Manufacturing | 625 | 671 | $910,923,131 | $733,110,779 | 24.3% | $17,441,464 | $59,871,526 |
| Wholesale Trade | 354 | 374 | $447,343,758 | $403,426,857 | 10.9% | $834,933 | $66,393,391 |
| Retail:Motor Vehicles | 191 | 209 | $230,934,467 | $207,143,611 | 11.5% | $570,759 | $42,748,151 |
| Retail:Home Furnishings | 93 | 101 | $22,836,958 | $24,909,449 | -8.3% | $1,358,942 | $17,419,792 |
| Retail:Electronics/Appliance | 68 | 73 | $19,476,513 | $20,297,718 | -4.0% | $9,622 | $12,897,211 |
| Retail:Building Materials | 94 | 97 | $142,245,813 | $139,262,963 | 2.1% | $671,386 | $100,364,948 |
| Retail:Food and Beverage | 168 | 171 | $241,842,922 | $237,545,454 | 1.8% | $137,881 | $63,646,464 |
| Retail:Health and Personal | 113 | 122 | $44,737,943 | $55,740,954 | -19.7% | $74,761 | $8,759,906 |
| Retail:Gasoline Stations | 203 | 205 | $159,892,590 | $157,658,654 | 1.4% | $428,372 | $43,404,855 |
| Retail:Clothing Stores | 379 | 426 | $40,764,347 | $42,679,745 | -4.5% | $119,293 | $36,210,363 |
| Retail:Sport/Hobby/Books | 116 | 117 | $24,246,467 | $25,405,034 | -4.6% | $111,441 | $22,792,748 |
| Retail:General Merchandise | 179 | 195 | $172,456,937 | $166,707,815 | 3.4% | $849,599 | $95,243,950 |
| Retail:Miscellaneous Stores | 606 | 673 | $94,335,621 | $92,144,952 | 2.4% | $226,232 | $41,611,993 |
| Retail:Nonstore, Other | 788 | 850 | $22,703,290 | $24,018,314 | -5.5% | $730,071 | $10,119,307 |
| TOTAL RETAIL TRADE | 2,998 | 3,239 | $1,216,473,868 | $1,193,514,663 | 1.9% | $5,288,359 | $495,219,688 |
| Information | 69 | 73 | $17,421,912 | $17,538,076 | -0.7% | $120,822 | $9,844,903 |
| Financial Activities | 265 | 279 | $47,867,173 | $47,596,785 | 0.6% | $3,804,518 | $36,423,275 |
| Professional/Bus. Svcs. | 817 | 900 | $124,551,473 | $126,287,415 | -1.4% | $481,936 | $42,358,698 |
| Educational and Health | 136 | 148 | $39,692,437 | $38,230,931 | 3.8% | $347,233 | $16,460,059 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 1,369 | 1,407 | $232,973,733 | $225,811,769 | 3.2% | $799,405 | $205,395,365 |
| Other Services | 663 | 736 | $76,473,952 | $88,606,677 | -13.7% | $513,971 | $31,408,837 |
| Public Administration | 22 | 25 | $2,564,996 | $2,546,608 | 0.7% | $416,822 | $2,252,092 |
| Nonclassifiable | 0 | 0 | * | * | * | * | * |
| Other | 67 | 10 | $0 | $0 | * | $0 | $0 |
| TOTAL | 8,322 | 8,821 | $3,841,001,588 | $3,637,935,905 | 5.6% | $33,244,309 | $1,010,990,166 |
"*" - No data reported, cannot compute or omitted to avoid disclosure.