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Economic OutlookDouglas, AZ

Cochise College Center for Economic Research

Lower levels of production Job losses/rising unemployment Less income Lower levels of sales Stock market declines Loss of consumer and investor

confidence Financial crisis


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Recovery likely in late 2009 Positive signs in recent weeks Financial crisis will slow

recovery and growth Economic stimulus will have

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How Cochise County andDouglas are impacted


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Cochise County retail market in recession since November 2007 2009 (Jan-Mar): -9.4% 2008: -6.5% 2007: -1.3%

Douglas Retail Sales Tax Revenue 2009 (Jan-Mar): -2.0% 2008: 6.1% 2007: 2.2%


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Cochise County restaurant & bar sales in recession since October 2007 2009 (Jan-Mar): -2.9% 2008: 0.2% 2007: 0.1%

Douglas restaurant & bar sales in recession since at least July 2007 2009 (Jan-Mar): 0.4% 2008: -7.7% 2007: -2.9%


County retail sales at or near bottom—recovery likely in late 2009

City-level retail sales tax revenue helped along by tax rate increase

Stronger Peso may help Restaurant & bar sales at or near

bottom—recovery likely in mid-2009


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Expect continued job losses & rising unemployment

Local area will fare better than, and begin to recover before, state and nation

ADOC data for Douglas will continue to overstate unemployment


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Cochise County 2009, 1st Qtr: 66 (-45.5%) 2008: 404 (-14.4%) 2007: 472 (-47.6%) 2006: 900 (-18.8%)

Douglas 2009, Jan-Apr: 3 (-72.7%) 2008: 15 (-60.5%) 2007: 38 (-42.4%) 2006: 66 (-18.5%)


Cochise County 2009, Jan-Apr: 306 (-10.3%) 2008: 1,120 (-20.0%) 2007: 1,400 (-10.6%) 2006: 1,566 (-20.7%)

Douglas 2009, Jan-Apr: 25 (-21.9%) 2008: 102 (-3.8%) 2007: 106 (10.4%) 2006: 96 (5.5%)


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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*

Cochise County Douglas* Jan-Apr only


Cochise County 2009, Jan-Apr: $175,970 (-

6.9%) 2008: $184,000 (-5.6%) 2007: $195,000 (1.3%) 2006: $192,569 (10.7%) 2005: $173,900 (24.3%) 2004: $139,900

Douglas 2009, Jan-Apr: $90,000

(4.0%) 2008: $89,750 (-0.3%) 2007: $90,000 (-1.1%) 2006: $91,000 (35.8%) 2005: $67,000 (21.8%) 2004: $55,000


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New residential construction likely at or near bottom (county & city)

Existing home sales approaching bottom

Home prices should continue to hold or decline modestly

Commercial construction has remained relatively strong, but no new projects


Most of the recession is probably over

There have been some signs that we’re at the bottom

The economic stimulus package will have an impact on the economy

Employment probably won’t improve until late 2009 or early 2010

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