Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Production: 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 production (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 17.7 in August 2026, compared to 1.6 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 266 records overall in the monthly series presented in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series goes from June 2004 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 9.5; it recorded its highest level of 61.8 in March 2021; it recorded a bottom of -49.1 in April 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 7.9 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1.6 |
| 2026-08-31 | 17.7 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did production 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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