A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Expansion Continues in Oil and Gas Activity; Cost Pressures Building
Solid oil and gas sector growth continued in third quarter 2021, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
September 29, 2021
Mexico’s economic growth slows, outlook remains steady
Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew an annualized 6.0 percent in second quarter 2021. However, the monthly proxy for GDP decelerated in the third quarter.
September 29, 2021
Houston Economic Indicators
Despite some signs of slowing amid headwinds from the Delta wave, the Houston recovery is on pace to end the year strong.
September 28, 2021
Texas Service Sector Expansion Slows Slightly in September
The pace of growth in the Texas service sector slowed slightly in September, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
September 28, 2021
Taking the global housing market’s temperature: Is it running a fever (again)?
The current trajectory prompts the question: Do markets face the prospect of a housing bubble once again? Alternatively, are price increases in step with housing market fundamentals?
September 28, 2021
The Local Fiscal Multiplier of Intergovernmental Grants: Evidence from Federal Medicaid Assistance to States
Using a novel estimate, this paper finds that federal Medicaid assistance provided powerful fiscal stimulus to states after the Great Recession when the implied multiplier shot up to 1.5, despite modest economic effects over the entire sample period.
September 24, 2021
San Antonio Economic Indicators
Broad measures of the San Antonio economy were mixed in August, with jobs declining but the unemployment rate falling. The San Antonio Business-Cycle Index continued to increase but at a slower pace.
September 24, 2021
El Paso Economic Indicators
The El Paso economy’s pace of recovery from the pandemic-induced recession slowed in August. While employment levels in the metro slipped, unemployment fell and the business-cycle index rose.
September 22, 2021
Texas Economic Indicators
Texas economic activity continues to expand. Payrolls increased in August in all sectors except leisure and hospitality and construction, and unemployment declined.
September 21, 2021
Energy Indicators
U.S. oil and gas payrolls continued to increase in July. Oil prices rose in response to recovering demand, limited supply growth and eroding inventories. Natural gas prices increased due to healthy domestic and export demand and disruptions related to Hurricane Ida.
September 20, 2021