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. According to survey data about manufacturers collected by the Federal Reserve in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 19.0 in February 2026, versus 19.5 in January 2026.
Sample. There are 260 data points overall in the monthly series displayed in the graph above. The time range covered by the series is from June 2004 to February 2026.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 8.8; it reached its maximum of 50.6 in March 2022; it reached a trough of -31.9 in February 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 5.4 |
| 2026-01-31 | 19.5 |
| 2026-02-28 | 19.0 |
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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) |
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