Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices paid: 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 survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 41.5 in August 2025, compared to 40.8 in July.
Sample. This monthly time series has 254 data points in total. The series covers the time range going from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics computed on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 27.5; it hit a minimum of -50.0 in December 2008; it hit a peak of 87.1 in May 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 46.8 |
| 2025-07-31 | 40.8 |
| 2025-08-31 | 41.5 |
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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 | 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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