Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Unfilled orders: 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 collected by the Federal Reserve in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for unfilled orders (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -7.3 in August 2025, compared to -13.6 in July 2025.
Sample. There are 254 records overall in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time span extending from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at a few statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean of -2.7; it reached its maximum of 32.1 in September 2005; it reached its lowest level of -33.0 in November 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -11.3 |
| 2025-07-31 | -13.6 |
| 2025-08-31 | -7.3 |
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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 | 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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