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Retail sales in Orono decreased by 69.6 percent from 1985 to 1986. <br />Retail sales averaged a 10.1 percent increase during this same period <br />Metrowide. <br />Orono's 1986 population is estimated by the State Demographer to be <br />7,172. For the five-year period since 1982, the city's population has increased <br />by 5.2 percent. <br />State Auditor Carlson's office began preparing Financial Health Profiles for <br />cities and counties in 1980. "We recognized a nee(' for local government offi- <br />cials to have available pertinent management inforoi- i for tracking their <br />jurisdiction's financial and economic conditions, bot om a year-to-year and <br />longer five year time frame," Carlson said. "The pro I,s are designed to <br />satisfy that need and serve as an 'early warning' system for local officials." <br />- 30 - <br />