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Since 1989, the Economic Policy Institute has provided market research and economic data for the Arizona Office of Tourism. While this partnership continues, we also provide market research for many public and private sector clients needing current economic data.

Recent information and trend data is included below and updated as it becomes available. Additional resources including published reports and databases may also be available. Contact us for more information at 928-523-7307 or Tourism.Research@nau.edu.

Fuel Allocation by Arizona County 2020

Weekly Fuel Prices:
Fuel Prices Gulf Coast 2020 / 2021
Fuel Prices Rocky Mountain 2020 / 2021
Fuel Prices West Coast 2020 / 2021
Fuel Prices United States 2020 /2021

Fuel Prices: EIA Press Release YE2020

Northern Arizona:

Apache County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 / 2020
Coconino County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 / 2020
Mohave County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 / 2020
Navajo County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 / 2020
Yavapai County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 / 2020

Most Arizona cities and towns levy local sales taxes on hospitality-related business activity in two categories, Lodging & Restaurants/Bars. The Economic Policy Institute summarizes Bed tax and Restaurant/Bar tax rates for all Arizona cities and towns, see below. Tax collections for these sectors are also reported below and in the following section.

Tax rates

Lodging Tax Rates January 2021-Alphabetical List
Lodging Tax Rates January 2021-Grouped by County
Lodging Tax Rates January 2021-Ranked
Restaurant and Bar Tax Rates January 2021

Tax collections

Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144)-Select Cities 2010-2020
Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144) Summary 2020

Arizona Department of Revenue Collections by City/Town

City level tax collections in hospitality related sectors as reported by the Arizona Department of Revenue are included below.

Calendar Year Format:
Hotel Tax (code 044) 2020 / 2021
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) 2020 / 2021
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) 2020 / 2021
Amusement Tax (code 012) 2020 / 2021

Retail Tax (code 017) 2020 / 2021
Retail Tax-Food for Home Consumption (code 062) 2020 / 2021
Online Marketplace or Remote Seller Tax (code 605) 2020 / 2021

Fiscal Year Format:
Hotel Tax (code 044) FY19 / FY20 / FY21
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) FY19 / FY20 / FY21
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) FY19 /FY20 / FY21
Amusement Tax (code 012) FY19 / FY20 / FY 21

Retail Tax (code 017) FY20 / FY21
Retail-Food for Home Consumption Tax (code 062) FY20 / FY21
Online Marketplace or Remote Seller Tax (code 605) FY20 / FY21

Monthly Gross Sales data is produced by the Arizona Department of Revenue; Hospitality-related sales in four categories are provided below: Hotel/Motel, Restaurant/Bar, Amusement and Retail. These sales are reported for the State overall and by County. The new Remote Seller sales category which began in 2019 is also provided separately.

Arizona and County-Gross Sales by Sector 2020 vs 2019
Arizona and County-Gross Sales-Remote Seller 2020

Arizona Gross Sales: 2006-2019

Workforce data is provided by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. Summaries for the State of Arizona and local jurisdictions are included below and updated monthly.

Arizona-Employment 2015-2019 / 2020
Arizona -Select Sector Employment 2015-2020

Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2020
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2019
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2018
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2020
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2019
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2018

Arizona State Parks-Economic Impact-2014

Individual State Park Summaries

Arizona federal lands include: 21 National Park Service areas, 9 National Wildlife Refuges, 6 National Forests, and 12.2 million acres of Bureau of Land Management administered lands.

National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2020
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2019
National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2020
National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2019

National Park Service Visitor Spending Effects-Arizona-2019
National Park Service-Economic Contribution-Arizona Ranking 2019
National Park Service-Top Ten Parks by Visitation-United States-2019
National Park Service-Top Ten Parks by Economic Impact-United States-2019

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wildlife Watching-Arizona

U.S. Forest Service-National Visitor Use Monitoring Data-Arizona

Bureau of Land Management-Visitor Use-Arizona-2019

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Reaching back with NAU to help you move forward

Transportation fuel Accordion Closed

County tourism trend summaries Accordion Closed

Northern Arizona:

Tax rates and collections Accordion Closed

Tax rates

Tax collections

Arizona Department of Revenue Collections by City/Town

Monthly gross sales data Accordion Closed

Employment and Unemployment summaries Accordion Closed

Arizona State Parks Accordion Closed

Individual State Park Summaries

Federal public lands in Arizona Accordion Closed

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