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 a sample of manufacturing firms surveyd by the FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 41.5 in August 2025, compared to 40.8 in July 2025.
Sample. There are 254 observations in the monthly series displayed in the figure above. The time span covered by the series stretches from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 27.5; it reached its highest level of 87.1 in May 2021; it registered a minimum of -50.0 in December 2008.
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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