March was another soft month for sales tax collections in the Johnson City metro area and the third straight month of negative year-over-year performance in the Kingsport-Bristol area. Seasonally adjusted year-over-year totals from the MTSU’ s Department of Economics and… Read More ›
February’s sales tax collections set another record for the Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). But unlike last year performance is a string of poor numbers. Seasonally adjusted collections were 12% lower than February last year. That’s the largest year-over-year decrease… Read More ›
With the exception of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) NE Tenn. metro areas lagged the state performance in December sales tax collections. But that was only part of the story. Kingsport-Bristol edged out Knoxville for the best annual year-over-year… Read More ›
Kingsport-Bristol’s November sales tax collections were the best in the state when compared to October, but the lowest in the state when the focus shifts to November last year. It was also the first month this year when the four-county… Read More ›
The Johnson City metro area had the best retail sales collection performance in Northeast Tennessee in October. It was the third straight monthly year-over-year increase for the three-county Metropolitan Statistical District (MSA) which has underperformed its regional market share every… Read More ›
September was another solid month for sales tax collections in the Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Its year-over-year collections growth rate outperformed the other metro areas in Northeast Tennessee and the state benchmark. Only Clarksville had as better September rate…. Read More ›
Last year was a good year for the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA) economy. But a drill-down on the three-county metro area’s principal city shows some red flags of change from 2016 and patterns that don’t parallel with metro… Read More ›
Thanks for the comment Debbie. It's a snapshot of today's conditions, stay tuned
Always of interest to get confirmation of what I see as the year moves on.
[…] The Tri-Cities employment is in its best shape since the year began, but the gains are concentrated. At the…
Thanks for the question Jeff. Kingsport was not listed because there were no closing of $1 million plus properties during…
Great report Don Why was kingsport not listed ? Jeff Begley Founder & Principal Begley Development LLC