Thursday, October 6, 2011

2Q11 Taxable Sales with Focus on the West -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Last week I posted the state's comments on taxable sales for the second quarter. Today the Williston Herald focuses on Williston and Williams County.

Datapoints (some numbers rounded):
  • Fargo, #1: $590 million
  • Williston, #2: $535 million
  • Cass County, #1: $683 million
  • Williams, #2: $675 million
  • Increase, Williams County, #1: 82 percent increase (compared to same period in 2010)
  • Williston and Williams County ranked first in the first quarter 2011 (I knew the county did; I was not aware that Williston was also #1 in 1Q11)

  • Other cities:
  • Bismarck: $400 million
  • Minot: $340 million
  • Grand Forks: $260 million

  • Other area cities:
  • Stanley: 114 percent increase, to $30 million
  • Tioga: 106 percent increase, to 135 million
  • Watford City: 67 percent increase to $30 million

  • And, drum roll, please for the state of North Dakota: $4.5 billion in the 2Q11 compared to $3.4 billion in 2Q10, a 75 percent increase
Two predictions: at some point Williston will surpass Fargo again; and Watford City will show the greatest percentage increase for the full year (2011) over the prior year.

No comments:

Post a Comment