Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Selling prices: Future (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 recent survey data about service-sector firms in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for selling prices (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 34.3 in September 2026, compared to 27.6 in August.
Sample. There are 237 records in the monthly series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here are some descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index recorded its highest level of 49.5 in March 2022; it reached its minimum of -14.8 in April 2020; it had a mean value of 24.5.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 25.2000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 27.6000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 34.3000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will selling prices increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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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