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. Based on firms' responses to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 50.8 in September 2026, versus 42.7 in August.
Sample. There are 267 observations in the monthly time series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time range stretching from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Check out some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index averaged 28.1; it reached a maximum of 87.1 in May 2021; it reached a minimum of -50.0 in December 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 41.2000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 42.7000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 50.8000 |
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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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