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. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 29.9 in October 2026, versus 27.6 in September 2026.
Sample. There are 269 observations in the monthly series displayed in the chart above. The series covers the period extending from June 2004 to October 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of 9.3; it registered a minimum of -33.9 in May 2009; it reached its maximum of 51.6 in October 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 22.7000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 27.6000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 29.9000 |
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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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