Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Selling prices: Future (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 firms' responses to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for selling prices (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) stood at 35.9 in September 2026, compared to 28.7 in August 2026.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 237 records overall. The series covers the time range stretching from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index recorded its highest level of 48.9 in March 2022; it reached its lowest level of -15.7 in April 2020; it was equal on average to 24.5.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 26.2000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 28.7000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 35.9000 |
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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 | 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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