Show Davis County Total Sales The total volume of business business business busi busi- ness in m Davis County during during during dur dur- ing 1969 that was subject to the sales and use tax amounted amount amount- ed to THIS TillS WAS reported in a special study prepared by Utah Foundation the private research organization According to the report the volume of business activity in Davis County rose percent since 1965 and percent since 1960 THIS TillS COMPARES with increases increases increases in in- creases of 27 percent since 1965 and 58 percent since 1960 for the state as a whole The Foundation report lists total s sales les volumes in 1969 and business activity indexes indexes in in- during the period 1960 through 1969 for 27 of the counties and 22 22 selected cities throughout the state ONE OF the important findings revealed by the Foundation study is that business business business busi busi- ness has been moving away from central business districts districts districts dis dis- to decentralized suburban suburban suburban ban shopping areas For example the report notes that business volume in Salt Lake City proper rose only 20 percent since 1965 and 36 percent since 1960 BY COMPARISON business growth in the unincorporated portions of Salt SaIt Lake County amounted to 32 percent since 1965 and percent since 1960 In the fast growing suburban suburban suburban ban community of Murray the increase since 1965 has been 80 percent and 1960 it has amounted to percent FOUNDATION analysts note that the total volume of sales subject ot of the sales tax in Utah amounted to 2253 in 1969 Approximately or 55 percent of this total occurred in Salt SaIt Lake County with Salt SaIt Lake City proper accounting for or 32 percent of the total volume in the state THE TilE STUDY indicates that in some of the tile smaller counties counties coun coun- ties and municipalities an un un- un- un usual time one-time development can produce wide fluctuations in the sales volume data which are used to compute the business activity index When Flaming Gorge Lam Dam was constructed for Cor example Daggett County reported an unusually high level of business business business busi busi- ness activity TillS THIS DROPPED dramatically dramatically dramatically cally however after the dam was completed and conditions returned more to normal Inflation has been an important important im important im- im factor in the increased volume of oC sales throughout the state during daring the past decade dec dec- ade TIlE Tins STUDY shows that total total total to to- tal sales in Utah rose 27 percent since 1965 and 58 percent percent percent per per- cent since 1960 When adjustments are made for the reduced purchasing power of the dollar donar however the increase amounted to only 10 percent since 1965 and 27 percent since 1960 |