Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 12.9 | 3.6 | +9.3 | 11.0 | 7(+) | 30.4 | 52.1 | 17.5 |
Employment | 9.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 4(+) | 17.1 | 75.0 | 7.9 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.6 | 2.2 | –2.8 | 1.5 | 1(–) | 4.9 | 89.6 | 5.5 |
Hours Worked | 3.5 | –0.9 | +4.4 | 2.8 | 1(+) | 10.7 | 82.1 | 7.2 |
Wages and Benefits | 16.7 | 18.6 | –1.9 | 15.7 | 38(+) | 23.0 | 70.7 | 6.3 |
Input Prices | 31.7 | 35.0 | –3.3 | 27.7 | 39(+) | 36.2 | 59.3 | 4.5 |
Selling Prices | 9.9 | 12.8 | –2.9 | 7.6 | 36(+) | 18.1 | 73.7 | 8.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 8.9 | 13.4 | –4.5 | 10.1 | 36(+) | 15.0 | 78.9 | 6.1 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 0.5 | –1.4 | +1.9 | 4.7 | 1(+) | 16.6 | 67.3 | 16.1 |
General Business Activity | –4.2 | –8.2 | +4.0 | 2.9 | 14(–) | 16.5 | 62.8 | 20.7 |
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 10.9 | 13.4 | –2.5 | 13.5 | 26(+) | 21.5 | 67.9 | 10.6 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 35.6 | 34.3 | +1.3 | 37.6 | 39(+) | 49.9 | 35.8 | 14.3 |
Employment | 29.7 | 23.4 | +6.3 | 23.2 | 39(+) | 37.4 | 54.9 | 7.7 |
Part–Time Employment | 5.4 | 0.7 | +4.7 | 6.8 | 3(+) | 11.5 | 82.4 | 6.1 |
Hours Worked | 2.2 | 5.1 | –2.9 | 5.9 | 39(+) | 9.0 | 84.2 | 6.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 41.8 | 42.6 | –0.8 | 37.4 | 39(+) | 45.4 | 51.0 | 3.6 |
Input Prices | 43.8 | 40.7 | +3.1 | 44.6 | 199(+) | 49.4 | 45.0 | 5.6 |
Selling Prices | 25.9 | 24.2 | +1.7 | 24.6 | 39(+) | 34.5 | 56.9 | 8.6 |
Capital Expenditures | 12.6 | 17.7 | –5.1 | 23.3 | 38(+) | 21.4 | 69.7 | 8.8 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 11.9 | 7.0 | +4.9 | 15.8 | 2(+) | 27.6 | 56.7 | 15.7 |
General Business Activity | 4.4 | –1.6 | +6.0 | 12.5 | 1(+) | 22.0 | 60.4 | 17.6 |
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 | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –2.4 | –7.2 | +4.8 | 4.3 | 3(–) | 30.4 | 36.8 | 32.8 |
Employment | 3.2 | 12.2 | –9.0 | 1.9 | 2(+) | 14.2 | 74.8 | 11.0 |
Part–Time Employment | –1.3 | 2.1 | –3.4 | –1.6 | 1(–) | 8.1 | 82.5 | 9.4 |
Hours Worked | –7.6 | –2.3 | –5.3 | –1.9 | 8(–) | 5.1 | 82.2 | 12.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 10.5 | 17.9 | –7.4 | 11.2 | 36(+) | 17.5 | 75.5 | 7.0 |
Input Prices | 20.3 | 26.6 | –6.3 | 22.6 | 39(+) | 32.0 | 56.3 | 11.7 |
Selling Prices | 8.4 | 15.2 | –6.8 | 13.9 | 38(+) | 24.8 | 58.8 | 16.4 |
Capital Expenditures | –0.2 | 13.9 | –14.1 | 8.0 | 1(–) | 10.7 | 78.4 | 10.9 |
Inventories | 12.0 | 5.3 | +6.7 | 2.4 | 14(+) | 28.6 | 54.8 | 16.6 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –11.9 | –4.8 | –7.1 | 5.6 | 17(–) | 23.2 | 41.8 | 35.1 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –6.7 | –13.0 | +6.3 | 4.5 | 10(–) | 15.8 | 61.7 | 22.5 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –10.4 | –0.7 | –9.7 | 2.3 | 17(–) | 12.0 | 65.6 | 22.4 |
General Business Activity | –18.1 | 0.4 | –18.5 | –1.6 | 1(–) | 14.3 | 53.3 | 32.4 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 24.6 | 6.6 | +18.0 | 11.1 | 26(+) | 31.6 | 61.4 | 7.0 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 15.1 | 18.4 | –3.3 | 31.2 | 2(+) | 36.5 | 42.1 | 21.4 |
Employment | 14.2 | 6.5 | +7.7 | 13.0 | 39(+) | 24.1 | 66.0 | 9.9 |
Part–Time Employment | –8.2 | –0.8 | –7.4 | 1.5 | 8(–) | 8.8 | 74.2 | 17.0 |
Hours Worked | –3.7 | –5.4 | +1.7 | 2.6 | 10(–) | 10.2 | 75.9 | 13.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 25.2 | 27.6 | –2.4 | 29.1 | 39(+) | 30.3 | 64.6 | 5.1 |
Input Prices | 17.0 | 17.6 | –0.6 | 34.1 | 39(+) | 34.0 | 49.1 | 17.0 |
Selling Prices | 11.3 | 8.8 | +2.5 | 29.5 | 39(+) | 30.2 | 50.9 | 18.9 |
Capital Expenditures | 0.0 | 3.5 | –3.5 | 17.3 | 1() | 13.7 | 72.5 | 13.7 |
Inventories | 10.7 | 18.2 | –7.5 | 10.8 | 39(+) | 29.3 | 52.1 | 18.6 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 22.3 | 12.0 | +10.3 | 29.8 | 2(+) | 32.7 | 56.9 | 10.4 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 17.7 | 0.0 | +17.7 | 21.7 | 1(+) | 24.4 | 68.9 | 6.7 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 5.1 | 6.0 | –0.9 | 15.6 | 2(+) | 21.4 | 62.3 | 16.3 |
General Business Activity | 5.0 | –0.2 | +5.2 | 11.0 | 1(+) | 22.0 | 60.9 | 17.0 |
*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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