Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Prices received: 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. Based on firms' responses to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 2.8 in October 2025, compared to 10.0 in September 2025.
Sample. In the monthly time series presented in the graph, there are 256 records. The time span covered by the series stretches from June 2004 to October 2025.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index recorded a minimum of -31.9 in February 2009; it recorded its maximum of 50.6 in March 2022; it had a mean of 8.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 15.9 |
| 2025-09-30 | 10.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.8 |
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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 | 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) |