A comprehensive list of recently added postings on Dallasfed.org.
Energy Indicators, Jan. 24, 2024
Natural gas liquids (NGLs) production increased in 2023, and exports grew to new heights. U.S. chemical production improved in 2023, helped by easing input costs. The petrochemicals sector saw softening prices, and the basic chemicals sector saw increasing real export values.
January 24, 2024
Fraudulent communications
It has come to our attention that letters and emails purportedly from Federal Reserve Bank officials requesting money are being directed to individuals inside and outside the United States. The Dallas Fed does not have any involvement in these communications and advises recipients not to respond.
January 23, 2024
Texas Employment Update, Jan. 2024
With the Texas Workforce Commission’s release of the December employment data, Texas’ 2023 job growth came in at a robust 3.1 percent (426,900 jobs)—a full percentage point above the state’s long-term average growth.
January 19, 2024
Mexico’s economy shows mixed signals toward end of 2023
Mexico’s economy likely grew more than 3 percent in 2023 as the proxy for monthly GDP increased for the ninth consecutive month in November.
January 19, 2024
Brownsville experiencing greatest growth burst ‘in my lifetime’
Texas National Bank President Joe Quiroga, a lifelong resident of the Lower Rio Grande Valley area and Dallas Fed director, discusses the area’s rapid growth and its future prospects.
January 19, 2024
Eleventh District Beige Book
The Eleventh District economy expanded at a modest pace over the reporting period, with most sectors holding steady or experiencing slight growth. Job growth picked up in the service sector. Wage growth moderated but high labor costs remained a key concern for many businesses.
January 17, 2024
U.S. 30-year mortgage predominance doesn’t seem to delay impact of Fed rate hikes
After comparing economic data of the U.S. and other major advanced economies, we find tentative evidence that the slow adjustment of the outstanding mortgage rate in the U.S. has not played an important role in delaying the intended effects of the monetary tightening.
January 16, 2024
San Antonio Economic Indicators, Dec. 2023
San Antonio payroll job growth slowed in November. In addition, unemployment declined, and retail sales tax revenue stabilized; however, wages stagnated.
January 11, 2024
Houston Economic Indicators, Jan. 2024
Houston employment growth was strong in November, with services driving the 2.7 percent increase from August levels. Construction continued to decline as the real estate market slowed. Median home-price growth in the metro returned to the prepandemic normal, and mortgage rates remained elevated as sales and housing inventories rose.
January 11, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth Economic Indicators, Jan. 10
The Dallas–Fort Worth economy weakened in November. Payroll employment fell, while unemployment dipped. Retail sales tax collections and apartment demand rose in December, while single-family housing permits were relatively flat in November.
January 11, 2024