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Sales Tax Receipts By NAICS ReportSales Tax Receipts by Retail Subsector
Fiscal 2025
Updated September 2025
Data on sales tax collections by the retail subsector are presented below by month of collection. The retail industry is the largest contributor to sales taxes in Texas.
Monthly Collections and Percent Change from Previous Year
| Fiscal 2025 | September 2024 | October 2024 | November 2024 | December 2024 | January 2025 | February 2025 | March 2025 | April 2025 | May 2025 | June 2025 | July 2025 | August 2025 | Total | Percent change Current vs. Last Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Dealers | 112,501,045 | 90,835,272 | 97,390,877 | 100,170,630 | 85,776,557 | 80,933,428 | 99,357,595 | 93,974,308 | 102,321,347 | 103,630,551 | 94,603,450 | 105,576,721 | 1,167,071,781 | 3.66% |
| Percentage Change | 16.12% | -2.10% | 9.49% | 18.57% | -8.20% | -1.92% | -4.16% | 0.60% | 9.36% | 4.77% | -1.92% | 4.77% | ||
| Building Materials and Garden Equipment Stores | 191,226,303 | 206,928,057 | 201,430,815 | 177,120,623 | 173,086,827 | 175,718,803 | 196,187,269 | 218,686,797 | 211,353,184 | 211,043,942 | 209,640,742 | 187,907,463 | 2,360,330,825 | -0.18% |
| Percentage Change | -9.22% | 9.18% | 11.13% | -7.91% | -1.94% | 15.67% | -10.59% | 1.29% | 0.14% | -5.18% | 5.79% | -3.76% | ||
| Clothing and Accessories Stores | 116,057,079 | 119,418,724 | 140,317,031 | 189,388,505 | 171,805,593 | 100,923,929 | 122,246,721 | 131,705,645 | 128,517,162 | 135,371,806 | 132,964,180 | 123,873,046 | 1,612,589,421 | 1.16% |
| Percentage Change | -1.38% | 3.02% | 5.15% | 0.80% | 3.43% | -7.28% | -8.43% | 1.64% | 4.86% | 4.05% | 4.51% | 2.19% | ||
| Electronic Shopping, Vending Machine, and Direct Sellers | 287,206,288 | 300,865,421 | 316,455,774 | 349,206,753 | 426,521,788 | 285,698,655 | 276,278,290 | 321,327,468 | 306,473,386 | 322,431,776 | 316,946,736 | 340,517,828 | 3,849,930,163 | 8.57% |
| Percentage Change | 5.99% | 13.79% | 10.92% | 2.22% | 14.68% | 4.48% | 3.22% | 8.97% | 7.97% | 11.48% | 8.91% | 9.23% | ||
| Electronics and Appliances | 59,708,912 | 46,643,792 | 73,152,429 | 79,768,012 | 62,391,248 | 52,129,922 | 55,719,021 | 53,751,292 | 58,541,086 | 58,422,560 | 23,932,241 | 61,507,048 | 685,667,563 | -2.53% |
| Percentage Change | 2.76% | -5.20% | 4.44% | 2.32% | 16.12% | -16.09% | -10.34% | 6.96% | -2.08% | 1.36% | -48.26% | 9.37% | ||
| Food and Beverage Stores | 132,571,459 | 214,206,849 | 105,142,453 | 159,887,995 | 180,927,372 | 139,566,102 | 131,885,631 | 178,710,311 | 160,771,417 | 144,980,242 | 179,294,384 | 151,936,472 | 1,879,880,687 | 1.65% |
| Percentage Change | -1.79% | 28.37% | -28.05% | 8.23% | -2.05% | 8.17% | 0.96% | 1.22% | -0.77% | 3.49% | -1.91% | 2.74% | ||
| Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores | 58,975,284 | 56,820,709 | 68,645,599 | 60,853,208 | 60,039,016 | 59,930,417 | 53,638,775 | 54,921,076 | 63,186,282 | 55,317,425 | 57,836,803 | 67,719,785 | 717,884,379 | -3.94% |
| Percentage Change | -6.53% | -7.57% | -2.08% | -8.96% | -3.67% | 0.75% | -6.06% | -6.43% | 0.76% | -11.61% | 1.20% | 2.90% | ||
| Gasoline Stations | 87,500,946 | 81,803,460 | 86,757,735 | 82,835,727 | 79,541,246 | 74,804,241 | 76,032,641 | 87,467,638 | 88,569,566 | 89,912,408 | 88,211,697 | 91,483,844 | 1,014,921,149 | 1.54% |
| Percentage Change | 1.40% | -2.22% | 7.48% | 0.67% | -1.08% | 7.04% | -6.46% | 3.05% | 4.76% | 0.77% | -0.72% | 4.58% | ||
| General Merchandise Stores | 236,330,482 | 220,589,855 | 300,573,681 | 385,023,641 | 241,674,266 | 211,509,538 | 251,835,750 | 227,992,998 | 264,698,766 | 279,190,860 | 241,391,125 | 243,544,625 | 3,104,355,587 | 0.09% |
| Percentage Change | -4.20% | -6.14% | 9.05% | 0.99% | 8.11% | -9.07% | -4.09% | -8.45% | 11.29% | -0.88% | 0.22% | 3.69% | ||
| Health and Personal Care Stores | 24,420,759 | 24,446,254 | 47,941,056 | 37,263,787 | 28,639,519 | 44,105,474 | 24,955,109 | 29,020,521 | 46,432,035 | 25,792,553 | 27,232,552 | 41,362,648 | 401,612,267 | -0.63% |
| Percentage Change | -1.58% | -7.00% | 0.51% | 3.53% | -5.89% | 2.30% | -2.42% | 3.56% | -6.38% | 7.78% | 9.82% | -5.76% | ||
| Miscellaneous Retail | 112,869,540 | 118,494,789 | 137,235,328 | 130,256,173 | 149,052,385 | 113,657,725 | 117,079,745 | 124,213,687 | 114,594,745 | 128,572,991 | 128,151,991 | 129,883,382 | 1,504,062,481 | 4.26% |
| Percentage Change | -3.95% | 0.61% | 3.20% | -1.71% | 14.20% | 9.11% | -2.56% | 6.41% | -4.38% | 9.03% | 8.72% | 13.39% | ||
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical, and Book Stores | 49,697,081 | 44,258,769 | 47,549,582 | 62,157,994 | 56,041,255 | 36,117,838 | 45,053,306 | 43,912,334 | 42,602,519 | 51,690,792 | 45,289,837 | 45,835,775 | 570,207,082 | 0.40% |
| Percentage Change | 0.20% | 2.49% | -0.37% | -3.98% | 2.11% | -12.04% | -1.32% | 0.91% | 4.48% | 3.78% | 2.17% | 7.42% | ||
| Total | 1,469,065,178 | 1,525,311,951 | 1,622,592,360 | 1,813,933,048 | 1,715,497,072 | 1,375,096,072 | 1,450,269,853 | 1,565,684,075 | 1,588,061,495 | 1,606,357,906 | 1,545,495,738 | 1,591,148,637 | 18,868,513,385 | 2.29% |
| Percentage Change | -0.56% | 5.48% | 4.01% | 1.02% | 5.34% | 1.25% | -3.92% | 1.57% | 3.92% | 2.73% | 1.96% | 4.52% |