Almanac / Retail Sales in 1987 Third Quarter : County Home of Big Spenders

County retail spending in last year’s third quarter (July, August and September) averaged $2,680 per resident, according to the State Board of Equalization. That is 25% higher than the state average of $2,139. The gap is even wider between Orange and Los Angeles counties, with the latter’s residents averaging $2,041, or 31% less. In Riverside County, where many Orange County workers live, the average per capita retail spending was $1,798, or 49% less than in Orange County. Retail spending in Orange County was 7.1% higher than in the year-earlier quarter, while statewide spending increased 5%.

PER CAPITA SALES BY COUNTY Third Quarter, 1987

Orange: $2,680

Los Angeles: $2,041

Riverside: $1,798

San Bernardino: $1,838

San Diego: $2,019

San Francisco: $2,387

Source: State Board of Equalization

COMPARING THIRD QUARTERS STATEWIDE YEAR BY YEAR

Third Quarter, 1987

Year Total Sales % Change (in thousands) year to year 1982 $38,185,663 -1.6 1983 $43,295,650 +13.4 1984 $49,388,515 +14.1 1985 $52,464,028 +6.2 1986 $55,732,462 +6.2 1987 $58,506,680 +5.0

Source: State Board of Equalization

TAXABLE SALES BY COUNTY

Third Quarter, 1987

County Total % change (in thousands) year to year Orange $5,879,312 +7.1 Los Angeles $17,147,834 +5.6 Riverside $1,593,349 +8.6 San Bernardino $2,145,238 +8.5 San Diego $4,524,683 +6.1 San Francisco $1,772,866 +0.9

Source: State Board of Equalization

RETAIL SALES BY COMMUNITY

City Sales (in thousands) Anaheim $721,388 Santa Ana 555,881 Costa Mesa 478,177 Huntington Beach 382,513 Irvine 379,518 Orange 379,401 Fullerton 288,590 Garden Grove 262,960 Newport Beach 234,502 Buena Park 212,680 Westminster 182,534 Tustin 138,731 Brea 121,309 La Habra 84,538 Fountain Valley 82,301 Placentia 57,446 Cypress 56,490 Stanton 55,289 San Clemente 50,340 Laguna Beach 45,266 Los Alamitos 45,496 San Juan Capistrano 41,779 Yorba Linda 27,061 Seal Beach 24,756

Source: State Board of Equalization