Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Input prices: Current (increase vs decrease; 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-sector firms collected by the Federal Reserve in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for input prices (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 43.2 in September 2026, versus 36.2 in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are 237 records overall. The series covers the time range stretching from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Check out some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 27.9; it reached a trough of -1.5 in December 2008; it reached its maximum of 61.9 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 35.3000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 36.2000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 43.2000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did input prices 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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