Local government sales tax collections in New York State totaled $5.98 billion in the third calendar quarter of 2024, up 1.4 percent (or $82.7 million) compared to the same quarter last year. Statewide local collections this past quarter continued a general trend of declining growth that followed a post-pandemic spike. In fact, the third quarter’s 1.4 percent growth was the lowest quarterly year-over-year increase following the pandemic-induced declines. New York City collections grew by 1.1 percent in the third quarter, while the counties and cities throughout the rest of the State, in aggregate, experienced 1.5 percent growth, year over year. | Regional Table [xlsx]