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 30.1 in September 2026, compared to 20.3 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 267 data points in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The time span covered by the series extends from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few simple statistics computed on the full sample: the diffusion index recorded a minimum of -62.3 in April 2020; it attained a maximum of 49.1 in April 2021; it had a mean of 4.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.60000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 20.3000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 30.1000 |
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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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