County & state
- In December 2025, Cochise County’s retail and restaurant and bar sales were up while hotel/motel receipts were down compared to December 2024 (after adjusting for inflation).
- December retail sales in Cochise County were up 0.2% from December 2024, compared to a 1.4% increase for all of Arizona. For the year, Cochise County’s retail sales were down 1.2% while statewide sales were up 0.1% (compared to 2024).
- The inflation adjustment subtracted 2.7 percentage points from December year-over-year and year-to-date growth rates. As a result, Cochise County’s nominal retail sales growth of 2.8% in December was adjusted to 0.2%. For all of 2025, nominal growth of 1.5% was adjusted to -1.2%. Inflation adjustments are made 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 14.0% in Cochise County in December, after inflation, compared to a 10.5% increase statewide. For 2025, remote sales were up 12.9% in Cochise County and 12.3% statewide.
- Cochise County's restaurant and bar sales were up 4.0% in December, after inflation, and 4.0% for January through December. Statewide, Arizona's restaurant and bar sales were up 2.1% in December and 0.8% for the year.
- Hotel/motel receipts in Cochise County were down 0.3% in the December comparisons and 2.9% for January through December. Statewide, lodging receipts were up 0.8% in December but were down 4.3% for the year.
City & town
- Retail sales in Benson were down 2.5% in December and 2.3% for 2025, after inflation. Restaurant and bar sales were up 15.3% in December and 10.9% for the year. Hotel/motel receipts in Benson were down 1.0% in December and 24.1% for January through December.
- In Bisbee, retail sales were up 7.4% in the December comparisons but were down 4.2% for the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 2.9% in December and 6.4% for January through December. Bisbee’s hotel/motel receipts were up 34.5% in December but were down 7.0% for all of 2025.
- In Douglas, retail sales were up 12.1% in December and 0.4% for the year, after inflation. Restaurant and bar sales were up 17.2% in December and 1.4% for January through December. (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 28.3% in the December comparisons and 12.3% for the year. (Restaurant and bar and hotel/motel 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 2.0% in December and 1.7% for the year, after the inflation adjustment. Restaurant and bar sales were down 0.4% in December but were up 3.5% for January through December. Sierra Vista’s hotel/motel receipts were down 13.6% in December and 5.5% for all of 2025.
- Tombstone’s retail sales were up 0.3% in December but were down 4.8% for 2025. Restaurant and bar sales were up 13.8% in December and 2.9% for January through December. Hotel/motel receipts in Tombstone were down 2.9% in December but were up 9.3% for the year.
- In Willcox, retail sales were up 4.1% in the December comparisons but were down 5.4% for 2025. Restaurant and bar sales were down 4.0% in December but were up 16.2% for January through December. Willcox hotel/motel receipts were down 4.8% in December and 4.9% for 2025, after inflation.
See spreadsheets, below, for monthly and annual Cochise County, city, and town major industry sales data (retail, restaurant/bar, and hotel/motel/lodging).