Surveys

Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey

The Dallas Fed conducts the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey monthly to obtain a timely assessment of the state's service sector activity. Firms are asked whether revenue, employment, prices, general business activity and other indicators increased, decreased or remained unchanged over the previous month. Responses are aggregated into balance indexes where positive values generally indicate growth while negative values generally indicate contraction.

Note: Starting with the January 2026 data release, the Texas Retail Outlook Survey results will no longer be published. The retail sector will continue to be included in the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey results. For questions, please contact the Regional Survey Team.

Reports

2026	2025	2024
January	January	January
February	February	February
	March	March
	April	April
	May	May
	June	June
	July	July
	August	August
	September	September
	October	October
	November	November
	December	December

2026 Release Dates

Survey Period	Release (9:30 a.m. CT)
The publishing process begins at 9:30 a.m. CT. While we strive to ensure the information is published to our website in a timely manner, we cannot guarantee the exact timing all survey content becomes available online.
January	Tuesday, Jan. 27
February	Tuesday, Feb. 24
March	Tuesday, March 31
April	Tuesday, April 28
May	Wednesday, May 27
June	Tuesday, June 30
July	Tuesday, July 28
August	Tuesday, Sept. 1
September	Tuesday, Sept. 29
October	Tuesday, Oct. 27
November	Tuesday, Dec. 1
December	Tuesday, Dec. 29

Questions regarding the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey can be addressed to Isabel Brizuela.