Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Unfilled orders: Future (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. Based on firms' responses to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for unfilled orders (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) stood at 6.6 in August 2025, versus -6.7 in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are 254 records in total. The time period covered by the series extends from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at a few statistics calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index averaged 2.7; it recorded a maximum of 22.8 in February 2018; it reached its lowest level of -24.7 in June 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -10.4 |
| 2025-07-31 | -6.7 |
| 2025-08-31 | 6.6 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will unfilled orders 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 | 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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