Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Delivery times: Future (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. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 12.3 in September 2026, versus 10.7 in August.
Sample. There are 267 records in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series goes from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Check out some summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index recorded a maximum of 13.9 in April 2018; it reached a trough of -22.9 in February 2009; it averaged -1.2.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | -1.70000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 10.7000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 12.3000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will delivery times increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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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