Bellevue recorded taxable sales of $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2013, an 11.4 percent change compared to the same time period year ago, according to a report issued July 22 by the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Retail trade in Bellevue for the first quarter of 2013 hit $577 million, a 5.8 percent increase over the same time period a year ago. Retail trade is a subset of total taxable retail sales, which includes retailers but excludes industries such as services and construction.

Statewide, taxable retail sales were up 8.0 percent to $26 billion for the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the same time period a year ago, while statewide retail trade reached $12 billion, an 8.2 percent increase from the first quarter of 2012.