Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Input prices: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - 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. According to survey data about service-sector firms collected by the Federal Reserve in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for input prices (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 42.1 in September 2026, versus 35.6 in August 2026.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 237 observations. The series covers the period going from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 27.9; it registered a minimum of -1.9 in April 2009; it reached its highest level of 59.3 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 33.5000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 35.6000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 42.1000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did input prices 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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