Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Delivery times: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to survey data about manufacturers collected by the Federal Reserve in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 17.5 in September 2026, compared to 12.5 in the previous month.
Sample. This monthly time series has 268 observations in total. The series covers the time period going from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 0.7; it hit a trough of -23.9 in May 2009; it attained a maximum of 30.7 in March 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 2.30000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 12.5000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 17.5000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did delivery times increase or decrease in the past month? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Coincident indicator of the business cycle |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Not copyrightable under U.S. law |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
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