Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 16.2 | 12.9 | +3.3 | 11.0 | 8(+) | 32.9 | 50.4 | 16.7 |
Employment | 9.3 | 9.2 | +0.1 | 6.6 | 5(+) | 20.4 | 68.5 | 11.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.8 | –0.6 | +3.4 | 1.5 | 1(+) | 7.6 | 87.6 | 4.8 |
Hours Worked | 2.4 | 3.5 | –1.1 | 2.8 | 2(+) | 8.1 | 86.2 | 5.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 20.4 | 16.7 | +3.7 | 15.8 | 39(+) | 22.9 | 74.6 | 2.5 |
Input Prices | 37.8 | 31.7 | +6.1 | 27.8 | 40(+) | 40.9 | 56.0 | 3.1 |
Selling Prices | 14.2 | 9.9 | +4.3 | 7.6 | 37(+) | 20.4 | 73.4 | 6.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 9.2 | 8.9 | +0.3 | 10.1 | 37(+) | 17.0 | 75.2 | 7.8 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –1.2 | 0.5 | –1.7 | 4.7 | 1(–) | 12.5 | 73.8 | 13.7 |
General Business Activity | –2.7 | –4.2 | +1.5 | 2.9 | 15(–) | 15.2 | 66.9 | 17.9 |
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 11.6 | 10.9 | +0.7 | 13.5 | 27(+) | 21.9 | 67.9 | 10.3 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 37.3 | 35.6 | +1.7 | 37.6 | 40(+) | 49.4 | 38.4 | 12.1 |
Employment | 27.9 | 29.7 | –1.8 | 23.3 | 40(+) | 39.3 | 49.4 | 11.4 |
Part–Time Employment | 3.6 | 5.4 | –1.8 | 6.8 | 4(+) | 12.2 | 79.2 | 8.6 |
Hours Worked | 10.3 | 2.2 | +8.1 | 5.9 | 40(+) | 15.0 | 80.3 | 4.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 42.4 | 41.8 | +0.6 | 37.4 | 40(+) | 46.3 | 49.8 | 3.9 |
Input Prices | 47.8 | 43.8 | +4.0 | 44.7 | 200(+) | 52.0 | 43.9 | 4.2 |
Selling Prices | 28.2 | 25.9 | +2.3 | 24.7 | 40(+) | 35.5 | 57.2 | 7.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 14.9 | 12.6 | +2.3 | 23.2 | 39(+) | 23.6 | 67.7 | 8.7 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 9.6 | 11.9 | –2.3 | 15.8 | 3(+) | 22.2 | 65.2 | 12.6 |
General Business Activity | 3.9 | 4.4 | –0.5 | 12.5 | 2(+) | 20.2 | 63.5 | 16.3 |
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 | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –0.6 | –2.4 | +1.8 | 4.3 | 4(–) | 28.1 | 43.2 | 28.7 |
Employment | 3.0 | 3.2 | –0.2 | 1.9 | 3(+) | 17.0 | 69.0 | 14.0 |
Part–Time Employment | –1.7 | –1.3 | –0.4 | –1.6 | 2(–) | 5.5 | 87.3 | 7.2 |
Hours Worked | –10.1 | –7.6 | –2.5 | –1.9 | 9(–) | 3.3 | 83.3 | 13.4 |
Wages and Benefits | 19.0 | 10.5 | +8.5 | 11.2 | 37(+) | 21.4 | 76.2 | 2.4 |
Input Prices | 26.9 | 20.3 | +6.6 | 22.6 | 40(+) | 37.0 | 52.9 | 10.1 |
Selling Prices | 16.5 | 8.4 | +8.1 | 13.9 | 39(+) | 31.5 | 53.5 | 15.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 3.7 | –0.2 | +3.9 | 8.0 | 1(+) | 14.2 | 75.3 | 10.5 |
Inventories | 17.2 | 12.0 | +5.2 | 2.5 | 15(+) | 32.0 | 53.2 | 14.8 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 0.3 | –11.9 | +12.2 | 5.6 | 1(+) | 26.2 | 48.0 | 25.9 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 0.0 | –6.7 | +6.7 | 4.5 | 1() | 15.5 | 69.0 | 15.5 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –4.5 | –10.4 | +5.9 | 2.3 | 18(–) | 10.2 | 75.1 | 14.7 |
General Business Activity | –4.0 | –18.1 | +14.1 | –1.6 | 2(–) | 12.8 | 70.4 | 16.8 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 16.9 | 24.6 | –7.7 | 11.2 | 27(+) | 20.3 | 76.3 | 3.4 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 20.3 | 15.1 | +5.2 | 31.2 | 3(+) | 36.0 | 48.3 | 15.7 |
Employment | 11.0 | 14.2 | –3.2 | 12.9 | 40(+) | 24.5 | 62.0 | 13.5 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.2 | –8.2 | +8.0 | 1.5 | 9(–) | 11.3 | 77.2 | 11.5 |
Hours Worked | 0.7 | –3.7 | +4.4 | 2.6 | 1(+) | 10.8 | 79.1 | 10.1 |
Wages and Benefits | 31.0 | 25.2 | +5.8 | 29.1 | 40(+) | 36.2 | 58.6 | 5.2 |
Input Prices | 32.8 | 17.0 | +15.8 | 34.1 | 40(+) | 41.4 | 50.0 | 8.6 |
Selling Prices | 20.7 | 11.3 | +9.4 | 29.5 | 40(+) | 32.8 | 55.2 | 12.1 |
Capital Expenditures | 10.1 | 0.0 | +10.1 | 17.2 | 1(+) | 18.6 | 72.9 | 8.5 |
Inventories | 9.1 | 10.7 | –1.6 | 10.8 | 40(+) | 29.3 | 50.5 | 20.2 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 15.4 | 22.3 | –6.9 | 29.7 | 3(+) | 34.2 | 47.0 | 18.8 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 15.6 | 17.7 | –2.1 | 21.7 | 2(+) | 26.7 | 62.2 | 11.1 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 3.9 | 5.1 | –1.2 | 15.5 | 3(+) | 15.9 | 72.1 | 12.0 |
General Business Activity | 6.6 | 5.0 | +1.6 | 11.0 | 2(+) | 20.4 | 65.8 | 13.8 |
*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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