Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Unfilled orders: 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 unfilled orders (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -11.0 in October 2025, compared to -11.2 in the previous month.
Sample. This monthly series has 256 observations. The series covers the time span stretching from June 2004 to October 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had an average value of -2.7; it hit a minimum of -33.0 in November 2008; it reached its maximum of 32.1 in September 2005.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | -7.3 |
| 2025-09-30 | -11.2 |
| 2025-10-31 | -11.0 |
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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 | 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) |