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) was 2.5 in August 2025, versus -6.2 in July 2025.
Sample. This monthly series has 254 records overall. The series covers the time span extending from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here are a few statistics we computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 0.6; it hit a peak of 34.3 in May 2021; it hit a trough of -21.6 in February 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -5.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | -6.2 |
| 2025-08-31 | 2.5 |
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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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