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Posted: Friday, 20 July 2012 7:10AM

Washington Taxable Retail Sales Increase In First Quarter



OLYMPIA, Wash.  (Metro)  -- Washington's political leaders are celebrating the good news from the Department of Revenue that taxable retail sales rose nicely in this year's first quarter. 

It says revenues were up nearly five-percent over the same quarter last year. 

And there's more. 

Construction activity rose eight-percent from a year ago. 

The food services, automotive and general merchandise sectors had smaller increases.

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