Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 6.9 | 5.5 | +1.4 | 11.0 | 4(+) | 27.9 | 51.1 | 21.0 |
Employment | 5.5 | –0.4 | +5.9 | 6.5 | 1(+) | 18.0 | 69.5 | 12.5 |
Part–Time Employment | –3.7 | 1.4 | –5.1 | 1.5 | 1(–) | 4.5 | 87.3 | 8.2 |
Hours Worked | –0.3 | –1.8 | +1.5 | 2.8 | 2(–) | 8.8 | 82.1 | 9.1 |
Wages and Benefits | 18.4 | 19.8 | –1.4 | 15.7 | 35(+) | 21.7 | 75.0 | 3.3 |
Input Prices | 35.5 | 38.3 | –2.8 | 27.6 | 36(+) | 40.1 | 55.3 | 4.6 |
Selling Prices | 16.1 | 11.4 | +4.7 | 7.5 | 33(+) | 24.4 | 67.3 | 8.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 10.3 | 7.4 | +2.9 | 10.1 | 33(+) | 19.8 | 70.7 | 9.5 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –9.4 | –11.3 | +1.9 | 4.8 | 11(–) | 12.7 | 65.2 | 22.1 |
General Business Activity | –14.4 | –18.0 | +3.6 | 3.1 | 11(–) | 11.9 | 61.8 | 26.3 |
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 16.1 | 22.8 | –6.7 | 13.5 | null | 26.9 | 62.4 | 10.8 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 26.0 | 34.4 | –8.4 | 37.7 | 36(+) | 43.4 | 39.3 | 17.4 |
Employment | 22.1 | 21.5 | +0.6 | 23.2 | 36(+) | 33.7 | 54.7 | 11.6 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.2 | 2.4 | –2.6 | 6.8 | 1(–) | 8.8 | 82.2 | 9.0 |
Hours Worked | 1.1 | 1.6 | –0.5 | 5.9 | 36(+) | 9.6 | 81.9 | 8.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 42.9 | 36.9 | +6.0 | 37.4 | 36(+) | 46.1 | 50.8 | 3.2 |
Input Prices | 47.7 | 42.1 | +5.6 | 44.7 | 196(+) | 51.0 | 45.7 | 3.3 |
Selling Prices | 27.6 | 24.4 | +3.2 | 24.6 | 36(+) | 36.9 | 53.8 | 9.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 16.0 | 13.1 | +2.9 | 23.4 | 35(+) | 25.0 | 66.1 | 9.0 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –3.8 | –5.3 | +1.5 | 16.0 | 2(–) | 18.4 | 59.4 | 22.2 |
General Business Activity | –13.0 | –12.2 | –0.8 | 12.8 | 12(–) | 14.6 | 57.8 | 27.6 |
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 | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 3.2 | 0.8 | +2.4 | 4.4 | 2(+) | 27.6 | 48.1 | 24.4 |
Employment | 1.6 | –6.8 | +8.4 | 1.9 | 1(+) | 9.8 | 82.0 | 8.2 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.5 | –0.4 | –0.1 | –1.6 | 2(–) | 5.5 | 88.5 | 6.0 |
Hours Worked | –7.0 | –10.9 | +3.9 | –1.9 | 5(–) | 6.3 | 80.4 | 13.3 |
Wages and Benefits | 9.3 | 19.7 | –10.4 | 11.1 | 33(+) | 15.4 | 78.5 | 6.1 |
Input Prices | 37.7 | 30.0 | +7.7 | 22.6 | 36(+) | 45.7 | 46.2 | 8.0 |
Selling Prices | 17.3 | 6.8 | +10.5 | 13.9 | 35(+) | 34.7 | 47.9 | 17.4 |
Capital Expenditures | 4.4 | 5.9 | –1.5 | 8.0 | 27(+) | 18.3 | 67.8 | 13.9 |
Inventories | 2.8 | 4.9 | –2.1 | 2.3 | 11(+) | 26.5 | 49.7 | 23.7 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –0.9 | –8.2 | +7.3 | 5.8 | 14(–) | 25.2 | 48.8 | 26.1 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –4.6 | –9.9 | +5.3 | 4.7 | 7(–) | 15.7 | 64.0 | 20.3 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –16.1 | –15.7 | –0.4 | 2.5 | 14(–) | 11.2 | 61.5 | 27.3 |
General Business Activity | –27.1 | –26.9 | –0.2 | –1.4 | 12(–) | 3.0 | 66.9 | 30.1 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 11.8 | 25.4 | –13.6 | 11.0 | null | 23.7 | 64.4 | 11.9 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 15.7 | 16.7 | –1.0 | 31.6 | 10(+) | 39.4 | 37.0 | 23.7 |
Employment | 15.7 | 10.8 | +4.9 | 13.0 | 36(+) | 29.0 | 57.7 | 13.3 |
Part–Time Employment | –4.9 | –1.5 | –3.4 | 1.6 | 5(–) | 7.5 | 80.1 | 12.4 |
Hours Worked | –3.3 | –11.9 | +8.6 | 2.7 | 7(–) | 9.4 | 77.9 | 12.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 39.8 | 25.3 | +14.5 | 29.2 | 36(+) | 42.5 | 54.8 | 2.7 |
Input Prices | 43.4 | 20.0 | +23.4 | 34.4 | 36(+) | 49.1 | 45.3 | 5.7 |
Selling Prices | 22.6 | 5.1 | +17.5 | 29.9 | 36(+) | 39.6 | 43.4 | 17.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 3.7 | 1.6 | +2.1 | 17.6 | 35(+) | 18.5 | 66.7 | 14.8 |
Inventories | 22.3 | 17.8 | +4.5 | 10.8 | 36(+) | 39.0 | 44.3 | 16.7 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 12.2 | 11.9 | +0.3 | 30.1 | 3(+) | 37.8 | 36.6 | 25.6 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 4.6 | 4.2 | +0.4 | 22.0 | 5(+) | 18.6 | 67.4 | 14.0 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –11.5 | –9.0 | –2.5 | 15.8 | 12(–) | 13.9 | 60.7 | 25.4 |
General Business Activity | –20.8 | –17.1 | –3.7 | 11.3 | 13(–) | 11.6 | 56.0 | 32.4 |
*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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