Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Company outlook: Current (improvement vs worsening; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to survey data about service firms based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for company outlook (share of CEOs seeing a recent improvement minus share reporting a worsening) was -3.7 in September 2026, compared to 2.9 in August.
Sample. There are 237 data points in the monthly series shown in the chart above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index reached a maximum of 32.5 in April 2021; it hit a minimum of -78.0 in March 2020; it averaged 3.8.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 9.10000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.90000 |
| 2026-09-30 | -3.70000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did the outlook of your company improve or worsen 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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