Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices received: 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 recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 25.8 in September 2026, compared to 23.2 in August 2026.
Sample. This monthly series has 267 observations overall. The series covers the period extending from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index peaked at 50.6 in March 2022; it recorded a bottom of -31.9 in February 2009; it had an average value of 9.3.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 26.9000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 23.2000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 25.8000 |
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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 | 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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