Retail Sales

Gross Retail Sales by County (x $1,000)

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

% CHANGE 2000-08

Abbeville

176,848

176,710

174,283

171,375

156,833

-18.3

Anderson

3,668,168

3,873,782

4,121,016

4,466,162

4,325,253

31.0

Cherokee

860,082

888,126

1,113,824

1,035,949

1,108,843

58.5

Greenville

11,305,278

12,995,180

14,382,272

14,485,167

13,358,693

29.4

Greenwood

1,368,790

1,387,229

1,484,284

1,445,194

1,261,589

1.8

Laurens

716,491

720,543

769,952

825,223

760,298

16.6

Oconee

1,066,301

1,142,110

1,138,976

1,194,228

1,000,476

2.5

Pickens

1,551,812

1,656,315

1,844,101

1,928,505

1,770,425

23.5

Spartanburg

6,829,258

7,665,092

7,757,365

7,524,675

7,211,008

36.3

Union

253,297

277,420

292,892

277,986

259,730

-5.1

ACOG Region

25,280,898

28,220,605

30,357,554

30,634,686

28,774,697

30.6

Upstate Region

27,796,324

30,782,507

33,078,965

33,354,464

31,213,146

28.0

SC

113,558,774

124,328,990

135,636,103

141,096,664

129,949,582

35.0

 

*ACOG Region = Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg Counties

**Upstate Region = ACOG Counties, plus Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Union Counties

Source:  Appalachian Council of Governments