Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Input prices: Future (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - 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 adjusted diffusion index for input prices (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 61.3 in September 2026, compared to 48.1 in August 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 237 observations in total. The series covers the span of time going from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 44.3; it reached a minimum of 4.4 in April 2020; it hit a maximum of 66.5 in June 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 47.3000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 48.1000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 61.3000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will input prices 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 | 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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