County & state
- In February 2024, Cochise County’s estimated hotel/motel receipts were up while retail sales and restaurant and bar sales were down compared to February 2023 (after adjusting for inflation).
- Hotel/motel receipts in Cochise County were up 7.3% in the February comparisons, after inflation. For the first two months of 2024, however, receipts were down 2.8% compared to the same period last year. Statewide, lodging receipts were down 12.2% in February and 10.3% for January and February.
- Cochise County's restaurant and bar sales were down 1.3% in February and 8.2% for the first two months. Statewide, Arizona's restaurant and bar sales were down 1.7% in February and 1.7% for January and February.
- February retail sales in Cochise County were down 6.0% from February 2023 (compared to a 2.0% decrease for all of Arizona). For the opening two months of 2024, countywide retail sales were down 3.0% while statewide sales were down 2.4%.
- The inflation adjustment subtracted 3.2 percentage points from February year-over-year growth rates and 3.1 percentage points for the first two months of the year. As a result, Cochise County’s nominal retail sales growth of -2.9% in February was adjusted downward to -6.0%. For January and February combined, nominal growth of 0.1% was adjusted to -3.0%. 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) were up 15.8% in Cochise County in February, after inflation, compared to a 7.4% increase statewide. For the first two months, remote sales were up 8.7% in Cochise County and 7.1% statewide.
Municipalities
- Estimated retail sales in Benson were up 0.9% in February 2024, compared to February 2023, but were down 3.5% for January and February, combined. Restaurant and bar sales were up 13.8% in February and 0.4% for the first two months of 2024. Hotel/motel receipts in Benson were down 1.8% in February and 29.5% for the first two months.
- In Bisbee, retail sales were up 20.3% in the February comparisons and 11.9% for the first two months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 6.5% in February and 5.0% for January and February combined. Bisbee’s hotel/motel receipts were up 47.3% in February and 35.3% for the first two months of the year.
- In Douglas, retail sales were down 1.9% in February but were up 1.7% for the first two months. Restaurant and bar sales were down 9.6% in February and 15.1% for January and February. (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 8.5% in the February comparisons but were down 5.6% for the opening two 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 11.7% in February and 8.1% for the first two months of the year. Restaurant and bar sales were down 5.6% in February and 8.5% for January and February. Sierra Vista’s hotel/motel receipts were down 3.7% in February and 7.2% for the first two months.
- Tombstone’s retail sales were down 1.8% in February and 5.2% for January and February. Restaurant and bar sales were up 4.7% in February but were down 5.6% for the first two months. Hotel/motel receipts in Tombstone were down 2.3% in February and 5.9% for the first two months of the year.
- In Willcox, estimated retail sales were down less than 0.1% in the February comparisons but were up 8.4% for the opening two months of 2024. Restaurant and bar sales were up 1.0% in February but were down 11.9% for January and February. Willcox hotel/motel receipts were up 9.8% in February and 10.1% for the first two months (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).