Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Unfilled orders: 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 unfilled orders (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -5.1 in August 2025, versus -12.0 in July.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 255 records in total. The period covered by the series goes from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to -2.6; it reached a minimum of -34.2 in March 2009; it attained a maximum of 35.3 in September 2005.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -12.1 |
| 2025-07-31 | -12.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | -5.1 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did unfilled orders 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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