Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Delivery times: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on a sample of manufacturing firms surveyd by the FED, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -8.4 in November 2025, versus -7.2 in October 2025.
Sample. There are 258 data points in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The time period covered by the series is from June 2004 to November 2025.
History. Here are a few statistics we calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index reached its minimum of -23.8 in May 2009; it recorded its highest level of 30.8 in March 2021; it had an average value of 0.5.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | -8.2 |
| 2025-10-31 | -7.2 |
| 2025-11-30 | -8.4 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did delivery times 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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