Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Selling 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 firms based in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for selling prices (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 14.9 in September 2026, versus 8.9 in August.
Sample. There are 237 data points in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the period extending from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Check out some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of 7.5; it reached a minimum of -30.7 in April 2020; it reached its highest level of 34.3 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 14.2000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 8.90000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 14.9000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did selling 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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