Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices paid: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 36.6 in January 2026, compared to 29.7 in December 2025.
Sample. There are 259 data points in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time range extending from June 2004 to January 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index attained a maximum of 87.1 in May 2021; it reached its minimum of -50.0 in December 2008; it averaged 27.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 28.6 |
| 2025-12-31 | 29.7 |
| 2026-01-31 | 36.6 |
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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 | 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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