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HTML

<select id="combobox1" >
<option value="YTD">YTD</option>
<option value="QTD">QTD</option>
<option value="MTD">MTD</option>
</select>

JavaScript

if(localStorage.getItem('combobox1')){
    $('#combobox1').val(localStorage.getItem('combobox1'));
}

$('#combobox1').change(function(){
    localStorage.setItem('combobox1',$('#combobox1').val() );
    location.reload();
});