Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Selling prices: Future (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 firms based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for selling prices (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 35.9 in September 2026, versus 28.7 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 237 data points overall in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time span going from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Check out some statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of 24.5; it reached a maximum of 48.9 in March 2022; it reached a minimum of -15.7 in April 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 26.2000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 28.7000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 35.9000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will selling 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 | 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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