Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Revenue: 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 revenue (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -0.9 in September 2026, compared to 6.6 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 237 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series goes from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index averaged 9.9; it reached its lowest level of -66.6 in March 2020; it recorded its maximum of 39.1 in May 2007.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 9.50000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6.60000 |
| 2026-09-30 | -0.900000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did revenue 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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