Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Delivery times: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on a sample of manufacturing firms surveyd by the FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 19.0 in September 2026, compared to 13.0 in August.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 267 observations. The time period covered by the series is from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index reached a trough of -21.6 in February 2009; it hit a maximum of 34.3 in May 2021; it was equal on average to 0.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 3.20000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 13.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 19.0000 |
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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 | No |
| 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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