Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 5.5 | 6.6 | –1.1 | 11.0 | 3(+) | 28.5 | 48.4 | 23.0 |
Employment | –0.4 | 8.8 | –9.2 | 6.5 | 1(–) | 12.7 | 74.2 | 13.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 1.4 | 4.0 | –2.6 | 1.5 | 3(+) | 8.8 | 83.8 | 7.4 |
Hours Worked | –1.8 | 1.8 | –3.6 | 2.8 | 1(–) | 6.7 | 84.8 | 8.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 19.8 | 19.4 | +0.4 | 15.7 | 34(+) | 22.0 | 75.8 | 2.2 |
Input Prices | 38.3 | 40.6 | –2.3 | 27.6 | 35(+) | 40.9 | 56.5 | 2.6 |
Selling Prices | 11.4 | 19.8 | –8.4 | 7.5 | 32(+) | 20.4 | 70.6 | 9.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 7.4 | 10.6 | –3.2 | 10.1 | 32(+) | 17.6 | 72.2 | 10.2 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –11.3 | –1.7 | –9.6 | 4.9 | 10(–) | 12.0 | 64.7 | 23.3 |
General Business Activity | –18.0 | –9.3 | –8.7 | 3.2 | 10(–) | 9.4 | 63.2 | 27.4 |
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 22.8 | 12.9 | +9.9 | 13.5 | 22(+) | 33.9 | 55.0 | 11.1 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 34.4 | 42.2 | –7.8 | 37.8 | 35(+) | 49.4 | 35.7 | 15.0 |
Employment | 21.5 | 28.9 | –7.4 | 23.2 | 35(+) | 32.7 | 56.1 | 11.2 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.4 | 5.7 | –3.3 | 6.9 | 9(+) | 11.4 | 79.6 | 9.0 |
Hours Worked | 1.6 | 4.4 | –2.8 | 5.9 | 35(+) | 7.9 | 85.8 | 6.3 |
Wages and Benefits | 36.9 | 40.4 | –3.5 | 37.3 | 35(+) | 40.1 | 56.7 | 3.2 |
Input Prices | 42.1 | 53.7 | –11.6 | 44.7 | 195(+) | 47.3 | 47.5 | 5.2 |
Selling Prices | 24.4 | 31.9 | –7.5 | 24.6 | 35(+) | 32.3 | 59.8 | 7.9 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.1 | 22.4 | –9.3 | 23.5 | 34(+) | 24.4 | 64.3 | 11.3 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –5.3 | 10.8 | –16.1 | 16.1 | 1(–) | 18.2 | 58.3 | 23.5 |
General Business Activity | –12.2 | –3.6 | –8.6 | 12.9 | 11(–) | 16.8 | 54.2 | 29.0 |
Texas Retail Outlook Survey
Results Table
Historical data are available from January 2007 to the most current release month.
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Retail (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 0.8 | –19.9 | +20.7 | 4.4 | 1(+) | 27.7 | 45.5 | 26.9 |
Employment | –6.8 | 6.9 | –13.7 | 1.9 | 1(–) | 9.0 | 75.2 | 15.8 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.4 | 1.7 | –2.1 | –1.6 | 1(–) | 10.3 | 79.0 | 10.7 |
Hours Worked | –10.9 | –1.6 | –9.3 | –1.8 | 4(–) | 2.9 | 83.3 | 13.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 19.7 | 16.6 | +3.1 | 11.1 | 32(+) | 22.8 | 74.1 | 3.1 |
Input Prices | 30.0 | 33.7 | –3.7 | 22.5 | 35(+) | 40.5 | 48.9 | 10.5 |
Selling Prices | 6.8 | 17.2 | –10.4 | 13.9 | 34(+) | 29.6 | 47.6 | 22.8 |
Capital Expenditures | 5.9 | 10.1 | –4.2 | 8.1 | 26(+) | 18.4 | 69.1 | 12.5 |
Inventories | 4.9 | 9.6 | –4.7 | 2.3 | 10(+) | 23.2 | 58.5 | 18.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –8.2 | –13.0 | +4.8 | 5.8 | 13(–) | 19.1 | 53.6 | 27.3 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –9.9 | –22.2 | +12.3 | 4.8 | 6(–) | 9.0 | 72.1 | 18.9 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –15.7 | –18.4 | +2.7 | 2.5 | 13(–) | 9.7 | 64.9 | 25.4 |
General Business Activity | –26.9 | –18.7 | –8.2 | –1.2 | 11(–) | 2.9 | 67.3 | 29.8 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 25.4 | 13.2 | +12.2 | 11.0 | 22(+) | 34.9 | 55.6 | 9.5 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 16.7 | 11.4 | +5.3 | 31.6 | 9(+) | 36.2 | 44.3 | 19.5 |
Employment | 10.8 | 10.1 | +0.7 | 13.0 | 35(+) | 19.2 | 72.4 | 8.4 |
Part–Time Employment | –1.5 | –5.4 | +3.9 | 1.7 | 4(–) | 8.2 | 82.1 | 9.7 |
Hours Worked | –11.9 | –0.3 | –11.6 | 2.8 | 6(–) | 2.4 | 83.3 | 14.3 |
Wages and Benefits | 25.3 | 31.2 | –5.9 | 29.2 | 35(+) | 30.8 | 63.6 | 5.5 |
Input Prices | 20.0 | 39.4 | –19.4 | 34.3 | 35(+) | 35.0 | 50.0 | 15.0 |
Selling Prices | 5.1 | 25.8 | –20.7 | 29.9 | 35(+) | 23.7 | 57.6 | 18.6 |
Capital Expenditures | 1.6 | 18.3 | –16.7 | 17.7 | 34(+) | 13.3 | 75.0 | 11.7 |
Inventories | 17.8 | 8.6 | +9.2 | 10.7 | 35(+) | 33.0 | 51.8 | 15.2 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 11.9 | 7.2 | +4.7 | 30.2 | 2(+) | 28.3 | 55.3 | 16.4 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 4.2 | 15.4 | –11.2 | 22.1 | 4(+) | 17.0 | 70.2 | 12.8 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Mar Index | Feb Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –9.0 | –8.0 | –1.0 | 16.0 | 11(–) | 15.0 | 61.0 | 24.0 |
General Business Activity | –17.1 | –17.0 | –0.1 | 11.4 | 12(–) | 13.4 | 56.1 | 30.5 |
*Shown is the number of consecutive months of expansion or contraction in the underlying indicator. Expansion is indicated by a positive index reading and denoted by a (+) in the table. Contraction is indicated by a negative index reading and denoted by a (–) in the table.
**Shown is the number of consecutive months of improvement or worsening in the underlying indicator. Improvement is indicated by a positive index reading and denoted by a (+) in the table. Worsening is indicated by a negative index reading and denoted by a (–) in the table.
Data have been seasonally adjusted as necessary.
Questions regarding the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey can be addressed to Christopher Slijk at christopher.slijk@dal.frb.org.
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