San Diego retail sales decline


Download: July 2008 SDI Economic Ledger

According to the latest report by the California State Board of Equalization (BoE), taxable retail sales in San Diego County have fallen 2.9 percent since 2005. Over this same time period, the number of retail businesses in the County has also declined by nearly 2,900. This in spite of the fact that the County population has increased by 2.3 percent and payroll jobs are up 2.1 percent over the same period.