Economics & Demographics Program

Maine Retail Sales Reports & Data Files

May Retail Sales

Maine total retail sales in May 2008 were the same as in May 2007. Year-to-date total sales increased 1% over the same period last year. For the month, the Other Retail, Restaurant, and Lodging sectors reported increases, respectively, of 9%, 4%, and 9%. Growth in these sectors offset lower sales in the Building Supply and Auto Transportation Sectors which were both 4% lower than last year. May sales were likely increased by the distribution of income tax reimbursements from the federal government as part of the national economic stimulus package.

May 2008 Retail Sales

	% Change May 2007 to May 2008	% Change YTD 2007 to 2008
Building Supply	-4%	-2%
Food Store	1%	2%
General Merchandise	1%	-1%
Other Retail	9%	5%
Restaurant	4%	3%
Lodging	9%	5%
Auto Transportation	-4%	-1%
Total	0%	1%
Business Operating	4%	3%
Personal Consumption	0%	0%

Source: Maine Revenue Services July 16, 2008

Contact: David Douglass at 287-1478 or david.douglass@maine.gov

Maine Retail Sales Reports

Maine Revenue Services revises historical data when necessary to reflect changes in business filings and category reassignments. Updated versions of these reports reflect those revisions and should never be combined with previously downloaded reports. All figures are in thousands of dollars. All blank cells represent information that legally must be withheld in order to preserve taxpayer confidentiality.

Annual Reports:

2007 (XLS 253KB) (PDF94KB)
2006 (XLS 253KB) (PDF 94KB)

Maine Retail Sales Quarterly Reports (as of 05/20/2008):

1st Quarter 2008 (XLS 280KB) (PDF 84KB)
4th Quarter 2007 (XLS 268KB) (PDF 85KB)
3rd Quarter 2007 (XLS 274KB) (PDF 81KB)
2nd Quarter 2007 (XLS 276KB) (PDF 85KB)

Maine Retail Sales Historical Data (as of 7/16/2008):

Tax Sales ESA Monthly Jan02 to May08 (XLS 423KB)
Tax Sales State Monthly Jan02 to May08 (XLS 21KB)
Tax Sales County Quarterly Q1 02 to Q1 08 (XLS 90KB)
Tax Sales Town Annual 2000 to 2007 (XLS 412KB)

Definitions for Retail Sales Reports (PDF 26KB)