Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Unfilled orders: 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 survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for unfilled orders (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 10.1 in October 2026, versus 22.7 in the previous month.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 269 observations overall. The period covered by the series stretches from June 2004 to October 2026.
History. Here are some summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index reached its highest level of 35.1 in September 2005; it hit a minimum of -34.4 in March 2009; it averaged -2.5.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | -1.30000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 22.7000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 10.1000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did unfilled orders 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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