County & state
- In May 2024, Cochise County’s estimated retail, restaurant and bar, and hotel/motel receipts were down compared to May 2023 (after adjusting for inflation).
- Cochise County's retail sales in May were down 5.2% from May 2023 (compared to a 3.4% decrease for all Arizona). For the first five months of 2024 (January through May), countywide retail sales were down 6.2% while statewide sales were down 3.1%.
- The inflation adjustment subtracted 3.3 percentage points from May year-over-year growth rates and 3.3 percentage points for the first five months of the year. As a result, Cochise County’s nominal retail sales growth of -2.0% in May was adjusted downward to -5.2%. For January through May, nominal retail sales growth of -3.0% was adjusted to -6.2%. All sales estimates in this report are adjusted for inflation using CPI-U measuring the general rate of inflation.
- Restaurant and bar sales in Cochise County in May were down 2.9% from May a year ago. For the first five months, sales were down 4.2% compared to the same period of 2023. Statewide, Arizona's restaurant and bar sales were down 2.2% in the May comparisons and down 0.7% for January through May, after inflation.
- Hotel/motel receipts in Cochise County were down 12.3% in May and 5.5% for the first five months of the year. Statewide, lodging receipts were down 4.3% in May and 4.5% for the first five months.
- 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 11.0% in Cochise County in May, after inflation, compared to a 10.2% increase statewide. For the first five months of the year, remote sales were up 10.5% in Cochise County and 9.7% statewide.
City & town
- Estimated retail sales in Benson were down 6.0% in May 2024 and 6.1% for January through May, after inflation. Restaurant and bar sales were down 14.7% in May and 6.4% for the first five months of the year. Hotel/motel receipts in Benson were down 24.2% in May and 22.5% for the first five months.
- In Bisbee, retail sales were up 22.7% in the May comparisons and 7.4% for the first five months. Restaurant and bar sales were up 18.2% in May and 14.9% for January through May. Bisbee’s hotel/motel receipts were down 5.0% in May but were up 17.1% for the first five months of the year.
- In Douglas, retail sales were down 0.5% in May but were up 0.6% for the first five months. Restaurant and bar sales were up 4.4% in May but were down 5.2% for January through May. (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 25.4% in the May comparisons and 23.8% for the first five months of 2024. (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 down 1.9% in May and 6.8% for the first five months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 5.2% in May and 6.9% for January through May. Sierra Vista’s hotel/motel receipts were down 5.5% in May and 5.8% for the first five months.
- Tombstone’s retail sales were down 4.2% in May and 5.2% for the first five months. Restaurant and bar sales were down 8.4% in May and 6.7% for January through May. Hotel/motel receipts in Tombstone were down 5.2% in May and 1.4% for the first five months of the year.
- In Willcox, estimated retail sales were down 3.5% in the May comparisons and 6.3% for the first five months of 2024. Restaurant and bar sales were up 17.5% in May and 0.6% for January through May. Willcox hotel/motel receipts were down 21.1% in May but were up 2.1% for the first five 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).