Major Industry Sales

County & state 

• In April 2022, estimated retail sales in Cochise County were down 0.8% from April 2021, after adjusting for inflation (compared to a 3.1% increase for all of Arizona). For the first four months of the year, Cochise County’s retail sales were down 0.1% while statewide sales were up 4.4% (compared to January through April 2021).
• Inflation played a major role in determining the direction and magnitude of changes in sales estimates, subtracting 8.3 percentage points from April year-over-year growth rates and 8.0 percentage points for the first four months. As a result, Cochise County’s nominal retail sales growth of 7.4% in the April comparisons was adjusted to the 0.8% decline, while year-to-date nominal growth of 7.9% became a 0.1% inflation-adjusted drop.
• Cochise County's restaurant & bar sales were up 2.5% in April, after inflation, and 5.2% for the first four months. Statewide, Arizona's restaurant & bar sales were up 9.3% in April and 15.3% for January through April.
• Cochise County’s lodging industry continued its strong rebound from COVID-related declines with hotel/motel receipts up 40.5% in the April comparisons and 36.8% for the first four months. Statewide, receipts were up 31.9% in April and 55.1% for January through April.
• Sales by remote sellers (those without a physical presence in Arizona and with annual gross sales in-state of $100,000 or more) were down 5.2% in Cochise County in April, after inflation, compared to a 3.8% increase statewide. For the first four months of 2022, remote sales were down 0.4% in Cochise County, but were up 9.3% statewide.

City & town

• At the city level, estimated retail sales in Benson were down 4.7% in April, after inflation, but were up 3.0% for the first four months of 2022. Restaurant and bar sales in Benson were down 24.5% in April and 9.1% for January through April. Hotel/motel receipts were up 71.9% in April but were down 1.6% for the first four months of the year.
• In Bisbee, retail sales were down 11.2% in the April comparisons and 13.0% for the first four months. Bisbee’s restaurant and bar sales were up 49.1% in April and 70.6% for January through April. Hotel/motel receipts were up 158.2% in April, after inflation, and 128.4% for the first four months of 2022.
• In Douglas, retail sales were down 2.6% in the April comparisons and 1.8% for the first four months. Restaurant and bar sales in Douglas were down 12.8% in April and 8.3% for January through April. (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 up 1.6% in the April comparisons but were down 7.3% for the first four months of 2022. (Restaurant and bar and hotel/motel estimates are not available for Huachuca City due to the small number of businesses and confidentiality rules.)
• Retail sales in Sierra Vista were up 1.8% in April and 0.1% for the first four months, after the inflation adjustment. Sierra Vista’s restaurant and bar sales were down 0.1% in April and 1.1% for January through April. Hotel/motel receipts were up 42.7% in April and 22.3% for the first four months of the year.
• Tombstone’s retail sales were up 9.1% in April and 9.5% for the first four months of 2022. Restaurant and bar sales in Tombstone were up 7.1% in April and 7.2% for January through April. Hotel/motel receipts were down 10.9% in April but were up 6.1% for the first four months.
• In Willcox, estimated retail sales were down 3.7% in the April comparisons but were up 2.1% for the first four months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales in Willcox were down 3.2% in April but were up 3.1% for January through April. Willcox hotel/motel receipts were down 34.2% in April but were up 16.7% for the first four months of 2022, after adjusting for inflation.