A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Agricultural Survey, Second Quarter 2018
Bankers responding to the second-quarter survey noted continuing drought conditions across many regions of the Eleventh District.
July 2, 2018
PCE Inflation Update, May 2018
The headline, or all-items, PCE price index rose 2.6 percent at an annualized rate in May, following a 2.9 percent annualized increase a month earlier.
June 29, 2018
El Paso Economic Indicators
The El Paso economy continues to expand. The labor market keeps growing, and homes sales reached near-record levels in May. Trade through the El Paso Port of Entry rose, while maquiladora employment remained steady.
June 28, 2018
Oil and Gas Expansion Hits Its Stride
Energy sector activity expanded strongly in second quarter 2018, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
June 27, 2018
Houston Economic Indicators
Professional services and manufacturing are leading growth in the Houston economy. The energy sector is expanding at an accelerated pace, leading to strong export growth. Lending at local banks has been outpacing the state and the nation. Healthy gains in the Houston Leading Index and the Houston Business-Cycle Index suggest a continued positive outlook.
June 25, 2018
San Antonio Economic Indicators
Growth in the San Antonio economy held steady in May. The San Antonio Business-Cycle Index continued to expand, though below its long-term average, as the unemployment rate fell but job growth remained tepid.
June 21, 2018
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
The Permian Basin economy continued its rapid expansion in May. Employment surpassed its prebust peak as unemployment fell to a record low.
June 20, 2018
Dallas-Fort Worth Economic Indicators
The Dallas-Fort Worth economy continued to expand at a torrid pace. The May jobs report showed the metro area growing at a 3.7 percent annualized rate in the first five months of the year, adding a total of 55,500 net new jobs.
June 19, 2018
Rio Grande Valley, Texas: Next Generation Sector Partnerships in Health Care and Information Technology
Partnerships launch when industry leaders in one geographic region (such as the Rio Grande Valley, Texas) come together to identify their biggest, shared opportunities for growth, then prioritize the most important requirements to capitalize on those opportunities.
June 19, 2018
A Perspective on Oil
This essay lays out the key factors the Dallas Fed closely tracks in analyzing the global energy markets and in considering the impact of oil prices on economic conditions in the U.S.
June 19, 2018