Major Industry Sales

County & state 

• In July 2023, Cochise County’s estimated retail and restaurant and bar sales were up while hotel/motel receipts were down compared to July 2022 (after adjusting for inflation). 
• July retail sales in Cochise County were up 13.8% from July 2022 (compared to a 9.6% increase for all of Arizona). For January through July, Cochise County’s retail sales were up 0.2% while statewide sales were down 2.6% (compared to the first seven months of 2022).
• Inflation played a continuing though lessening role in determining the direction and magnitude of changes in sales estimates, subtracting 3.2 percentage points from July year-over-year growth rates and 4.6 percentage points for the first seven months. As a result, Cochise County’s nominal retail sales growth of 17.0% in July was adjusted downward to 13.8%, while year-to-date nominal growth of 4.8% was adjusted to 0.2%. Inflation adjustments are made using CPI-U measuring the general rate of inflation.
• Cochise County's restaurant and bar sales were up 0.7% in July, after the inflation adjustment, and 2.5% for the first seven months of the year. Statewide, Arizona's restaurant and bar sales were up 4.1% in July and 2.5% for January through July. 
• Hotel/motel receipts in Cochise County were down 11.5% in the July comparisons and 8.6% for the first seven months. Statewide, lodging receipts were down less than 0.1% in July but were up 5.5% for January through July. 
• Sales by remote sellers (those without a physical presence in Arizona and with annual gross sales in-state of $100,000 or more) were up 13.0% in Cochise County in July, after inflation, compared to an 11.4% increase statewide. For the first seven months of 2023, remote sales were up 7.2% in Cochise County and 8.8% statewide. 

Municipalities

• Estimated retail sales in Benson were up 39.3% in July but were down 0.2% for the first seven months of 2023. Restaurant and bar sales were up 5.6% in July and 9.6% for January through July. Hotel/motel receipts in Benson were down 15.3% in July but were up 5.0% for the first seven months.
• In Bisbee, retail sales were down 11.6% in the July comparisons and 3.5% for the first seven months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 31.1% in July and 19.3% for January through July. Bisbee’s hotel/motel receipts were down 51.1% in July and 48.4% for the first seven months, compared to the same period a year ago.
• In Douglas, retail sales were up 21.7% in July and 4.1% for the first seven months of 2023. Restaurant and bar sales were up 8.3% in July and 19.6% for January through July. (Hotel/motel estimates are unavailable for Douglas due to the small number of establishments and state department of revenue confidentiality rules.)
• Huachuca City’s retail sales were down 5.0% in the July comparisons but were up 7.9% for the first seven months of the year. (Restaurant and bar and lodging sales estimates are not available for Huachuca City due to the small number of businesses and tax confidentiality rules.)
• Retail sales in Sierra Vista were up 13.7% in July but were down 0.3% for the first seven months. Restaurant and bar sales were up 7.8% in July and 3.3% for January through July. Sierra Vista’s hotel/motel receipts were up 11.7% in July and 1.6% for the first seven months of the year.
• Tombstone’s retail sales were up 0.5% in July but were down 4.9% for the first seven months. Restaurant and bar sales were up 7.1% in July and 4.0% for January through July. Hotel/motel receipts in Tombstone were down 26.7% in July but were up 16.4% for the first seven months of 2023.
• In Willcox, estimated retail sales were up 6.5% in the July comparisons and 4.3% for the first seven months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 15.5% in July and 2.2% for January through July. Willcox hotel/motel receipts were down 5.7% in July and 1.4% for the first seven months of 2023, after adjusting for inflation.

See spreadsheets, below, for monthly and annual Cochise County, city, and town major industry sales data (retail, restaurant/bar, and hotel/motel/lodging).