Dallas Fed recent additions

• Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

  Texas factory activity weakened in March after stabilizing in February, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  March 25, 2024

• Agricultural Survey

  Bankers responding to the first-quarter survey reported persistent weak conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.

  March 25, 2024

• Estimating Macroeconomic News and Surprise Shocks

  This paper examines the ability of the state-of-the-art VAR approach in Kurmann and Sims (2021) to identify responses to TFP news shocks and possibly surprise shocks in theory and practice.

  March 22, 2024

• Texas Employment Forecast

  The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 2.5 percent (352,800 jobs) in 2024, with an 80 percent confidence band of 1.9 to 3.1 percent.

  March 22, 2024

• Development bank funds border infrastructure to aid U.S.–Mexico trade

  Calixto Mateos, former managing director of the North American Development Bank, discusses his work at the NADBank and its role enhancing trade.

  March 22, 2024

• Energy Indicators

  Coal power usage continues to decline in Texas. Solar power will be roughly half of all new electric-generation additions in both Texas and the U.S. in 2024, according to the Energy Information Administration.

  March 13, 2024

• Texas Employment Forecast

  The Texas Employment Forecast indicates jobs will increase 2.2 percent (304,200 jobs added) in 2024, with an 80 percent confidence band of 1.5 to 2.9 percent.

  March 8, 2024

• Eleventh District Beige Book

  The Eleventh District economy expanded modestly, with activity in most sectors holding steady or experiencing slight to modest growth. Employment rose modestly, and wages grew at an average pace. Input costs grew moderately.

  March 6, 2024

• Short-term credentials meet growing interest among students, employers

  Proponents of short-term credentials hope these programs that are shorter (and often cheaper) than traditional college can boost economic mobility for students who would otherwise forgo a degree.

  March 6, 2024

• Fort Worth works to keep up with population growth

  Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan's 360° Listening Tour is taking her to communities all around the Eleventh Federal Reserve District. The tour is helping deepen her understanding of the region’s people and economy by adding color and perspective that go beyond official statistics.

  March 5, 2024