Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled $3.41 billion in October, 25.2% more than in October 2020. The majority of October sales tax revenue is based on sales made in September and remitted to the agency in October.
Year-over-year increases for most tax revenues continue to be affected by base effects: Year-ago revenue collections to which this year’s collections are compared were suppressed by the pandemic. Compared to October 2019, sales tax collections were up 20.9%.
For details on all monthly collections, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly State Revenue Watch.