Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices paid: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - 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 survey data about manufacturers collected by the Federal Reserve in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 52.2 in September 2026, compared to 44.1 in August.
Sample. The monthly series displayed in the plot has 268 data points in total. The time period covered by the series goes from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index attained a maximum of 84.4 in November 2021; it registered a minimum of -48.1 in March 2009; it was equal on average to 28.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 41.3000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 44.1000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 52.2000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices paid 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 | Yes |
| 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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