SACRAMENTO – State Controller Betty T. Yee on Friday reported the state received $6.57 billion in revenue in October, falling short of assumptions in the 2018-19 fiscal year budget by 5.9 percent, or $412.2 million.

This month, sales tax was the only major revenue source to come in higher than projected in the enacted budget. Personal income tax (PIT) and corporation tax – the two other revenue sources in the “big three” – were lower than assumed in the enacted budget.

Four months into FY 2018-19, revenues of $35.28 billion are 3.0 percent ($1.02 billion) higher than projected in the budget enacted at the end of June. Total revenues for FY 2018-19 thus far are 8.1 percent ($2.63 billion) higher than through the first four months of FY 2017-18.

Sales tax receipts of $1.03 billion for October were 8.2 percent ($77.9 million) more than anticipated in the FY 2018-19 budget.

For October, PIT receipts of $5.13 billion were 8.4 percent ($472.0 million) less than expected in the FY 2018-19 Budget Act.

October corporation taxes of $254.8 million were 10.9 percent ($31.1 million) below FY 2018-19 Budget Act estimates.