Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices received: Future (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. According to survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 35.5 in August 2025, compared to 43.2 in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are 255 records in total. The period covered by the series extends from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 21.2; it hit a minimum of -24.0 in February 2009; it recorded a maximum of 59.2 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 27.3 |
| 2025-07-31 | 43.2 |
| 2025-08-31 | 35.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will prices received increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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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