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 survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 15.9 in August 2025, compared to 12.5 in July 2025.
Sample. There are 254 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The span of time covered by the series is from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index recorded a bottom of -31.9 in February 2009; it attained a maximum of 50.6 in March 2022; it had a mean value of 8.8.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 28.7 |
| 2025-07-31 | 12.5 |
| 2025-08-31 | 15.9 |
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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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