Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices received: 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 received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 10.8 in November 2025, compared to 7.7 in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly time series shown in the chart, there are 258 data points. The series covers the time period extending from June 2004 to November 2025.
History. Check out a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 8.7; it hit a trough of -34.2 in May 2009; it peaked at 51.4 in October 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 11.7 |
| 2025-10-31 | 7.7 |
| 2025-11-30 | 10.8 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices received 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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