Fla. businesses had best Jan. ever
TALLAHASSEE,Fla. – April 10, 2012 – According to the Florida Department of Revenue, statesales in January broke records for the month, jumping 12.5 percent, and matchedan increase not seen since August 2006. Florida businesses reported $71.6billion in January sales, with the strongest increases seen by professionalservice firms, electronics for consumers and wholesalers.
However, not allareas fared equally as the recovery takes hold at different speeds. In Sarasotaand Manatee counties, for example, business sales rose 2.8 percent – down from9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011. Other counties – Pinellas, Lee,Collier and Monroe – improved by double digits.
Other growth industriesinclude the hotel sector (8.7 percent), retailers (6 percent), auto sales (5percent) and manufacturing (2 percent).
Source: Sarasota Herald Tribune, April9, 2012, Doug Sword
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•Including distressed sales, the five states with the highest home priceappreciation were: West Virginia (+8.6 percent), Michigan (+5.8 percent), Florida (+4.7 percent), Arizona (+4.5percent) and South Dakota (+4.1 percent).
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