Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Input prices: 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. According to survey data about service-sector firms collected by the Federal Reserve in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for input prices (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 43.2 in September 2026, compared to 36.2 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 237 records overall in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the period stretching from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Check out some simple statistics computed on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 27.9; it peaked at 61.9 in March 2022; it reached a minimum of -1.5 in December 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 35.3000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 36.2000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 43.2000 |
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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 | 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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