Sales tax revenues were up over last year for the most part in the region this month.
Cities receive sales tax collected in June in mid-August.
Rogers was up 14.4 percent this August over last year with $1,456,329.
Fayetteville was up 8.4 percent this August over last year with $1,653,703.
Springdale was up 3.5 percent this August over last year with $1,074,141.
Bentonville was down 1.1 percent or roughly $10,000 this August over last year with $897,671.
Finance directors attributed the strong showing this month to vacationers within the region during the month of June but cautioned that increases must level off at some point.