Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: New orders: 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. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for new orders (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 3.7 in August 2025, compared to -8.6 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 254 records in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The time period covered by the series extends from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at some statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 4.6; it hit a trough of -62.3 in April 2020; it attained a maximum of 49.1 in April 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -6.3 |
| 2025-07-31 | -8.6 |
| 2025-08-31 | 3.7 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did new orders 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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