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F I NA N C E
Maine taxable sales by region and category, 2016
Thousands of dollars
1 Other retail includes a variety of taxable sales not covered in other categories, including some sales of dry goods, antiques and mortician services.
2 Sales taxes collected outside of Maine and sent back to the state.
S O U R C E : Governor's Office of Policy and Management
Building
supply %±
Food
stores %±
General
merchandise %±
Other
retail
1
%± Automotive %± Restaurants %± Lodging %±
Androscoggin $302,471 28.6% $272,633 38.0% $374,965 15.6% $164,267 18.7% $448,587 38.3% $263,034 21.4% $50,680 11.3%
Cumberland $584,119 45.6% $528,085 56.0% $922,933 16.7% $631,311 -0.6% $939,717 38.1% $786,714 36.0% $225,633 52.8%
Eastern
Maine
$154,391 14.9% $169,282 38.4% $191,197 21.3% $98,469 14.4% $189,560 28.6% $175,925 23.6% $152,051 49.0%
Kennebec $265,354 8.1% $286,689 35.1% $467,175 11.6% $163,797 13.5% $586,557 36.0% $257,772 24.1% $37,215 17.7%
Midcoast $318,227 26.9% $281,570 43.9% $307,817 19.5% $180,807 12.1% $394,177 42.0% $293,289 28.3% $123,354 39.0%
Northern
Maine
$87,658 1.4% $96,417 23.7% $145,859 0.7% $39,830 -17.0% $184,524 25.1% $76,938 13.0% $12,736 13.9%
Penobscot $312,714 19.5% $275,160 27.2% $486,356 3.5% $192,866 10.6% $711,741 25.0% $296,120 16.7% $63,675 21.9%
Southern
Maine
$272,061 38.0% $319,810 55.0% $350,741 6.0% $245,327 16.3% $440,030 31.9% $507,080 35.3% $275,849 34.0%
Out-of-state
2
$229,418 -14.2% $13,992 63.3% $179,800 35.5% $760,752 53.5% $829,220 45.5% $11,515 91.3% $3,282 305.9%
2016 MAINE
TOTAL
$2,526,414 21.5% $2,243,638 42.4% $3,426,844 13.2% $2,477,427 18.3% $4,724,113 35.7% $2,668,386 28.5% $944,474 37.7%
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