Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 3.6 | 6.9 | –3.3 | 11.0 | 6(+) | 28.6 | 46.4 | 25.0 |
Employment | 9.2 | 4.2 | +5.0 | 6.5 | 3(+) | 19.8 | 69.6 | 10.6 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.2 | –1.0 | +3.2 | 1.5 | 1(+) | 7.0 | 88.2 | 4.8 |
Hours Worked | –0.9 | –1.4 | +0.5 | 2.8 | 4(–) | 6.6 | 85.9 | 7.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 18.6 | 16.6 | +2.0 | 15.7 | 37(+) | 23.4 | 71.8 | 4.8 |
Input Prices | 35.0 | 31.8 | +3.2 | 27.7 | 38(+) | 38.1 | 58.8 | 3.1 |
Selling Prices | 12.8 | 13.8 | –1.0 | 7.6 | 35(+) | 19.4 | 74.0 | 6.6 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.4 | 11.5 | +1.9 | 10.1 | 35(+) | 21.0 | 71.4 | 7.6 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –1.4 | –9.5 | +8.1 | 4.7 | 13(–) | 15.4 | 67.8 | 16.8 |
General Business Activity | –8.2 | –17.3 | +9.1 | 3.0 | 13(–) | 12.8 | 66.2 | 21.0 |
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 13.4 | 15.8 | –2.4 | 13.6 | 25(+) | 22.5 | 68.3 | 9.1 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 34.3 | 28.5 | +5.8 | 37.6 | 38(+) | 47.6 | 39.1 | 13.3 |
Employment | 23.4 | 25.4 | –2.0 | 23.2 | 38(+) | 33.7 | 56.1 | 10.3 |
Part–Time Employment | 0.7 | 2.7 | –2.0 | 6.8 | 2(+) | 8.3 | 84.1 | 7.6 |
Hours Worked | 5.1 | 5.3 | –0.2 | 5.9 | 38(+) | 9.9 | 85.3 | 4.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 42.6 | 38.4 | +4.2 | 37.4 | 38(+) | 47.2 | 48.3 | 4.6 |
Input Prices | 40.7 | 37.1 | +3.6 | 44.6 | 198(+) | 46.6 | 47.4 | 5.9 |
Selling Prices | 24.2 | 25.9 | –1.7 | 24.6 | 38(+) | 32.8 | 58.6 | 8.6 |
Capital Expenditures | 17.7 | 13.6 | +4.1 | 23.3 | 37(+) | 26.8 | 64.1 | 9.1 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 7.0 | –1.3 | +8.3 | 15.8 | 1(+) | 23.9 | 59.3 | 16.9 |
General Business Activity | –1.6 | –13.2 | +11.6 | 12.6 | 14(–) | 19.9 | 58.6 | 21.5 |
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 | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –7.2 | –3.2 | –4.0 | 4.3 | 2(–) | 29.4 | 34.0 | 36.6 |
Employment | 12.2 | –3.3 | +15.5 | 1.9 | 1(+) | 21.1 | 70.0 | 8.9 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.1 | –9.3 | +11.4 | –1.6 | 1(+) | 8.2 | 85.7 | 6.1 |
Hours Worked | –2.3 | –2.2 | –0.1 | –1.9 | 7(–) | 6.3 | 85.1 | 8.6 |
Wages and Benefits | 17.9 | 21.6 | –3.7 | 11.2 | 35(+) | 24.7 | 68.5 | 6.8 |
Input Prices | 26.6 | 24.6 | +2.0 | 22.6 | 38(+) | 36.3 | 54.0 | 9.7 |
Selling Prices | 15.2 | 8.7 | +6.5 | 13.9 | 37(+) | 29.1 | 57.0 | 13.9 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.9 | 11.2 | +2.7 | 8.1 | 29(+) | 22.4 | 69.1 | 8.5 |
Inventories | 5.3 | 17.0 | –11.7 | 2.3 | 13(+) | 24.3 | 56.7 | 19.0 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –4.8 | –5.7 | +0.9 | 5.7 | 16(–) | 25.1 | 45.1 | 29.9 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –13.0 | –3.8 | –9.2 | 4.6 | 9(–) | 9.3 | 68.4 | 22.3 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –0.7 | –9.2 | +8.5 | 2.4 | 16(–) | 16.1 | 67.1 | 16.8 |
General Business Activity | 0.4 | –22.3 | +22.7 | –1.5 | 1(+) | 15.6 | 69.2 | 15.2 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 6.6 | 12.9 | –6.3 | 10.9 | 25(+) | 13.3 | 80.0 | 6.7 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 18.4 | –3.6 | +22.0 | 31.3 | 1(+) | 37.3 | 43.8 | 18.9 |
Employment | 6.5 | 2.7 | +3.8 | 13.0 | 38(+) | 18.2 | 70.1 | 11.7 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.8 | –4.4 | +3.6 | 1.6 | 7(–) | 8.2 | 82.8 | 9.0 |
Hours Worked | –5.4 | –11.9 | +6.5 | 2.6 | 9(–) | 4.3 | 86.0 | 9.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 27.6 | 18.5 | +9.1 | 29.2 | 38(+) | 32.5 | 62.6 | 4.9 |
Input Prices | 17.6 | 18.3 | –0.7 | 34.2 | 38(+) | 31.6 | 54.4 | 14.0 |
Selling Prices | 8.8 | 1.7 | +7.1 | 29.6 | 38(+) | 26.3 | 56.1 | 17.5 |
Capital Expenditures | 3.5 | 1.7 | +1.8 | 17.4 | 37(+) | 15.8 | 71.9 | 12.3 |
Inventories | 18.2 | 10.9 | +7.3 | 10.8 | 38(+) | 32.5 | 53.2 | 14.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 12.0 | –6.3 | +18.3 | 29.8 | 1(+) | 29.7 | 52.6 | 17.7 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 0.0 | –11.6 | +11.6 | 21.7 | 1() | 17.8 | 64.4 | 17.8 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 6.0 | –13.4 | +19.4 | 15.6 | 1(+) | 25.8 | 54.4 | 19.8 |
General Business Activity | –0.2 | –25.6 | +25.4 | 11.0 | 15(–) | 16.2 | 67.3 | 16.4 |
*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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