Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Capital expenditures: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on firms' responses to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for capital expenditures (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 10.6 in September 2026, compared to 6.9 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 237 records in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time period going from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index averaged 9.7; it peaked at 26.4 in May 2007; it hit a trough of -45.6 in April 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 10.5000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6.90000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 10.6000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did capital expenditures 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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