Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Unfilled orders: Future (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 unfilled orders (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 6.5 in October 2026, versus 10.5 in September 2026.
Sample. There are 269 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the span of time going from June 2004 to October 2026.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 2.8; it achieved a maximum of 22.8 in February 2018; it recorded a minimum of -24.7 in June 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 10.6000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 10.5000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 6.50000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will unfilled orders increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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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