| Show Sanpete business volume reaches J 1491 J 1000 The total volume of business in Sanpete County during 1969 that was subject to the sales and use tax lax amounted to This was reported in a special study prepared by Utah Foundation the private research organization According to lo the report the volume of ot business activity in Sanpete County rose since 1965 and 49 since 1963 This compares with increases of 27 since 1965 and 37 since 1963 for the state as a whole The Foundation report lists total sales volumes In 1969 and business activity Indexes during the period 1960 through 1969 for 27 of ot the counties and 22 selected cities clUes throughout the state stale One of the important findings revealed by the Foundation study is that business has been moving away from central business business business busi busi- ness districts to lo decentralized suburban shopping areas For example the report notes that business volume in Salt SaIl Lake City proper rose only 20 since 1965 and 36 since 1960 By comparison business growth in the unincorporated portions of Salt Lake County amounted to 32 since 1965 and since 1960 In the fast growing suburban corn community of Murray the increase since 1965 has been 80 and since 1960 it U has r I I amounted to Foundation analysts note that the total volume of ot sales subject subject sub sub- jed to lo the sales tax lax In Utah mah amounted to lo In 1969 Approximately 1230 or 55 of this total occurred In Salt Lake County with Salt SaIl Lake City CUy proper ac accounting accounting ac- ac counting for or 32 of the total volume In the Ole state The study indicates that thal in some of ot the smaller counties and municipalities an unusual time one development can produce produce produce pro pro- duce wide fluctuations in the sales volume data dala which are used to lo compute the business activity Index When Flaming Gorge Dam was constructed for example Daggett County reported an unusually high level of business acU activity This dropped dropped drop drop- ped dramatically however afler af after after af- af ter ler the dam was completed and conditions returned more to lo normal Inflation has been an important import Import- ant factor fador in the increased volume volume volume vol vol- ume of sales throughout the state stale during the past decade The study shows that total sales in Utah rose 27 since 1965 and 58 since 1960 When ad adjustments adjustments ad- ad are made for the re reduced reduced reduced re- re purchasing power of the dollar however the increase amounted to lo only 10 since 1965 and 27 since 1960 |
