A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
El Paso Economic Indicators, Jan. 2025
El Paso employment dipped in November, but the three-month growth remained positive. The unemployment rate ticked up, and wages dipped.
January 6, 2025
San Antonio Economic Indicators, Jan. 2025
San Antonio payrolls grew in November. Wages rose, and retail sales tax revenue ticked up. Homelessness increased from 2023 to 2024.
January 3, 2025
Oil and gas activity edges higher as outlooks brighten
Activity in the oil and gas sector increased slightly in fourth quarter 2024, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
January 2, 2025
Inflation stress and concern remain elevated despite stabilizing prices
Despite consumer price inflation falling considerably since peaking in 2022, household inflation-related stress and concern remain elevated, having dropped only slightly.
December 31, 2024
Growth in Texas service sector activity continues
Texas service sector activity expanded at a faster pace in December than the prior month, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
December 31, 2024
Texas manufacturing activity grows in December
Texas factory activity increased in December, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
December 30, 2024
Bankers report notable increase in loan volume and demand
Loan volume accelerated sharply in December. Credit tightening continued, but loan pricing declined, both at the same pace as six weeks ago.
December 30, 2024
An Anatomy of U.S. Establishments’ Trade Linkages in Global Value Chains
Global value chains (GVC) are a pervasive feature of modern production, but they are hard to measure. Using U.S. Census microdata, this paper develops novel measures of the linkages between U.S. manufacturing establishments’ imports and exports. The paper documents three new GVC patterns.
December 27, 2024
Eleventh District community banks outperform peers despite weaker credit quality
Eleventh District community banks will likely continue to outperform their nationwide peers in terms of profitability, given their larger share of noninterest-bearing deposits.
December 27, 2024
Texas Economic Indicators, December 2024
The Texas economy expanded modestly in November. Employment grew slightly. Initial unemployment claims decreased in mid-December. The November Texas Business Outlook Surveys show continued moderate wage growth in the manufacturing and services sectors.
December 26, 2024