Annual Department of Tourism Report
·Population Growth
·Gross Business Receipts
·Amusement Revenue by Month
·Lodging Revenue by Month
·Campground Revenue by Month
·Outlet Revenue by Month
·Craft/Gift/Specialty Revenue by Month
·Restaurant Revenue by Month
·Theater Revenue by Month
·Retail & Services Revenue by Month
·Gas & Grocery Revenue by Month
·Visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
·Lodging Unit Counts/Building Permits
·Traffic Count Data
·Sevier County Unemployment Rates
Retail & Services Revenue
2004 RETAIL & SERVICES REVENUE BY MONTH

Retail and services revenue totaled $72.4 million in 2004, a 13 percent increase over revenues in 2003. A new retail complex, Walden’s Landing, opened in June 2004, helping to boost revenues in this category for every month in 2004 except September.

Month

Gross Business

% of Change

Jan.

$ 4,310,111

39

Feb.

$ 4,269,793

17

Mar.

$ 5,493,233

19

Apr.

$ 5,913,823

4

May

$ 5,550,922

4

June

$7,209,519

18

July

$ 7,446,932

10

Aug.

$ 6,409,067

13

Sept.

$ 6,170,980

-3

Oct.

$ 6,924,679

7

Nov.

$ 6,407,075

17

Dec.

$ 6,373,924

28

Total

$72,480,058

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