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 recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for production (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 15.3 in August 2025, compared to 21.3 in the previous month.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 255 observations in total. The series covers the period going from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here are a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 9.6; it hit a trough of -55.5 in April 2020; it attained a maximum of 48.6 in March 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 1.3 |
| 2025-07-31 | 21.3 |
| 2025-08-31 | 15.3 |
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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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