Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Revenue: 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 a sample of service-sector firms surveyed by the Fed, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for revenue (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -3.7 in September 2026, compared to 9.4 in August.
Sample. This monthly time series has 237 records in total. The time period covered by the series goes from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 9.9; it reached a minimum of -62.3 in April 2020; it reached a maximum of 45.2 in May 2007.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 6.00000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 9.40000 |
| 2026-09-30 | -3.70000 |
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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 | 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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