Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Production: 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. According to survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for production (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 29.5 in September 2026, compared to 16.1 in August 2026.
Sample. The monthly time series plotted above has 268 data points in total. The time range covered by the series is from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index recorded a bottom of -55.1 in April 2020; it hit a peak of 48.5 in March 2021; it had a mean value of 9.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 10.1000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 16.1000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 29.5000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did production 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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