BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Retail spending in East Baton Rouge Parish rose less than 1 percent in September, the second straight month with only a modest increase following a string of strong gains fueled by a five-month bowling tournament that ended in July.
Businesses and consumers spent $633.8 million in September, compared with $628.0 that month last year. That’s according to the latest figures released by the city-parish Finance Department.
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Inside the city limits of Baton Rouge, The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/SnoQqG ) spending fell for the second month in a row, down 1 percent to $347.5 million. In the outer parts of the parish, spending rose 4 percent to $286.3 million.
For the year, retail spending is up 7 percent to $5.92 billion — up 4 percent in the city limits and 10 percent outside.
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Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com
