Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Wages and benefits: 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. According to survey data about service firms based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for wages and benefits (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 14.6 in September 2026, compared to 18.0 in August.
Sample. There are 237 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The time span covered by the series is from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index hit a maximum of 43.0 in January 2022; it reached a minimum of -22.8 in April 2020; it averaged 15.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 17.3000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 18.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 14.6000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did wages and benefits 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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