EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Retail Trade Analysis for Alexandria, MN CONTINUED STEADY GROWTH The Minnesota Department. of Revenue releases sales tax information each spring for the year that ended about 15 months earlier. The latest information indicates that Alexandria’s taxable retail and service sales increased 6.6 percent between 2016 and 2019 to an estimated total of $408 million.
The most notable shift between 2016 and 2019 was a significant increase in building materials, which was already the second largest category in community. Taxable building materials sales were five increased from $71.7 million in 2016 to nearly $86.9 million in 2019. Building materials remained the second largest category in 2019 after general merchandise, despite general merchandise having seen a $1 million decrease in taxable sales in the same time period. The second largest increase in dollar sales in the same time period was in the business category of auto parts and vehicles, which reached a total taxable sales of $34 million in 2019. Despite this increase, the parts and vehicles category was only forth in size. Besides the aforementioned building materials and general merchandise categories, the eating and drinking category, which includes bars and restaurants, was also a larger at $56.6 million in taxable sales. © 2021 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. University of Minnesota Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to 612-625-8233. Printed on recycled and recyclable paper with at least 10 percent postconsumer waste material.