County & state
- In August 2024, Cochise County’s estimated hotel/motel receipts were up, while retail and restaurant and bar sales were down compared to August 2023 (after adjusting for inflation).
- Hotel/motel receipts in Cochise County were up 3.2% in August but were down 4.9% for the first eight months of the year (January through August). Statewide, lodging receipts were up 4.6% in August but were down 3.5% for the first eight months.
- Restaurant and bar sales in Cochise County in August were down 1.5% from August a year ago, after inflation. For the first eight months, sales were down 3.4% compared to the same period of 2023. Statewide, Arizona's restaurant and bar sales were up less than 0.1% in the August comparisons and were down 1.2% for January through August.
- Cochise County's retail sales in August were down 9.8% from August 2023 (compared to a 7.0% decrease for all Arizona). For the first eight months of 2024, countywide retail sales were down 8.6% while statewide sales were down 4.6%.
- The inflation adjustment subtracted 2.5 percentage points from August year-over-year growth rates and 3.1 percentage points for the first eight months of the year. As a result, Cochise County’s nominal retail sales growth of -7.3% in August was adjusted downward to -9.8%. For January through August, nominal retail sales growth of -5.5% was adjusted to -8.6%. All sales estimates in this report are adjusted for inflation using CPI-U measuring the general rate of inflation.
- Sales by remote sellers (those without a physical presence in Arizona and with annual gross sales in-state of $100,000 or more, including online sales from sellers in other states) were up 5.5% in Cochise County in August, after inflation, compared to a 3.5% increase statewide. For the first eight months of the year, remote sales were up 8.5% in Cochise County and 9.0% statewide.
City & town
- Estimated retail sales in Benson were down 3.8% in August 2024 and 5.5% for January through August. Restaurant and bar sales were up 5.2% in August, after inflation, but were down 4.9% for the first eight months of the year. Hotel/motel receipts in Benson were up 17.5% in August but were down 15.4% for the first eight months.
- In Bisbee, retail sales were down 58.3% in the August comparisons and 4.7% for the first eight months. Restaurant and bar sales were up 16.6% in August and 12.1% for January through August. Bisbee’s hotel/motel receipts were down 4.6% in August but were up 14.8% for the first eight months of the year.
- In Douglas, retail sales were down 2.1% in August and 3.9% for the first eight months. Restaurant and bar sales were down 9.2% in August and 4.9% for January through August. (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 4.3% in the August comparisons and 16.1% for the first eight months of 2024. (Restaurant and bar and lodging estimates are not available for Huachuca City due to the small number of businesses and tax confidentiality rules.)
- Retail sales in Sierra Vista were down 1.1% in August and 8.2% for the first eight months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 4.0% in August and 5.1% for January through August. Sierra Vista’s hotel/motel receipts were down 9.7% in August and 9.4% for the first eight months.
- Tombstone’s retail sales were up 5.7% in August but were down 4.2% for the first eight months. Restaurant and bar sales were down 3.8% in August and 3.7% for January through August. Hotel/motel receipts in Tombstone were up 10.4% in August but were down 4.6% for the first eight months of the year.
- In Willcox, estimated retail sales were up 5.0% in the August comparisons but were down 1.5% for the first eight months of 2024. Restaurant and bar sales were up 26.9% in August and 3.4% for January through August. Willcox hotel/motel receipts were up 39.3% in August and 5.7% for the first eight months (compared to the same period of 2023, after the inflation adjustment).
See spreadsheets, below, for monthly and annual Cochise County, city, and town major industry sales data (retail, restaurant/bar, and hotel/motel/lodging).