Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices paid: 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 firms' responses to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 33.4 in October 2025, compared to 43.4 in September 2025.
Sample. This monthly series has 257 observations. The series covers the time span going from June 2004 to October 2025.
History. Check out some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index hit a minimum of -47.8 in March 2009; it hit a peak of 83.8 in November 2021; it had an average value of 27.5.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 43.7 |
| 2025-09-30 | 43.4 |
| 2025-10-31 | 33.4 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices paid 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) |