June sales up 21 percent in Carson, 7 percent statewide

Carson City saw a whopping 21.3 percent increase in sales tax numbers in June driven by double-digit increases in the capital’s three largest taxable sales categories.The largest category, auto sales, was up 20.2 percent to $22.6 million. That was joined by a 37.5 percent increase in General Merchandise Stores to just more than $12 million in sales and a 48.6 percent rise in Building Material Sales for a total of $11.8 million. Total sales for the month were $84.3 million.With that, Carson