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.