Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices received: 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. Based on a sample of manufacturing firms surveyd by the FED, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 15.1 in August 2025, versus 11.1 in July.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are 255 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series goes from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Check out a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index reached its maximum of 51.4 in October 2021; it recorded a minimum of -34.2 in May 2009; it was equal on average to 8.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 26.1 |
| 2025-07-31 | 11.1 |
| 2025-08-31 | 15.1 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices received 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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