Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Retail (versus previous month) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
|
Sales |
–18.1 |
–4.4 |
–13.7 |
4.1 |
6(–) |
20.4 |
41.1 |
38.5 |
|
Employment |
–12.4 |
0.6 |
–13.0 |
1.8 |
1(–) |
6.0 |
75.6 |
18.4 |
|
Part–Time Employment |
–5.2 |
2.3 |
–7.5 |
–1.6 |
1(–) |
9.3 |
76.2 |
14.5 |
|
Hours Worked |
–12.1 |
0.6 |
–12.7 |
–2.0 |
1(–) |
5.3 |
77.3 |
17.4 |
|
Wages and Benefits |
2.9 |
18.5 |
–15.6 |
11.2 |
39(+) |
13.5 |
75.9 |
10.6 |
|
Input Prices |
27.2 |
30.1 |
–2.9 |
22.7 |
42(+) |
32.9 |
61.4 |
5.7 |
|
Selling Prices |
16.2 |
10.8 |
+5.4 |
13.9 |
41(+) |
32.8 |
50.6 |
16.6 |
|
Capital Expenditures |
1.7 |
13.1 |
–11.4 |
8.0 |
3(+) |
19.3 |
63.1 |
17.6 |
|
Inventories |
–2.4 |
13.9 |
–16.3 |
2.5 |
1(–) |
26.1 |
45.4 |
28.5 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
|
Companywide Sales |
–22.6 |
–9.9 |
–12.7 |
5.3 |
2(–) |
16.1 |
45.3 |
38.7 |
|
Companywide Internet Sales |
–11.6 |
–9.2 |
–2.4 |
4.4 |
2(–) |
12.6 |
63.2 |
24.2 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Worsened |
|
Company Outlook |
–11.9 |
2.1 |
–14.0 |
2.2 |
1(–) |
12.3 |
63.5 |
24.2 |
|
General Business Activity |
–23.0 |
–10.2 |
–12.8 |
–1.7 |
4(–) |
12.0 |
53.0 |
35.0 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Decrease |
|
Outlook Uncertainty |
23.1 |
13.2 |
+9.9 |
11.4 |
29(+) |
30.8 |
61.5 |
7.7 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
|
Sales |
11.0 |
9.6 |
+1.4 |
31.0 |
5(+) |
29.0 |
53.0 |
18.0 |
|
Employment |
1.5 |
16.9 |
–15.4 |
12.9 |
42(+) |
13.6 |
74.3 |
12.1 |
|
Part–Time Employment |
–4.6 |
5.6 |
–10.2 |
1.5 |
1(–) |
9.1 |
77.2 |
13.7 |
|
Hours Worked |
–11.5 |
4.2 |
–15.7 |
2.5 |
1(–) |
4.3 |
79.9 |
15.8 |
|
Wages and Benefits |
21.0 |
34.3 |
–13.3 |
29.1 |
42(+) |
24.8 |
71.4 |
3.8 |
|
Input Prices |
27.1 |
29.4 |
–2.3 |
34.1 |
42(+) |
35.4 |
56.3 |
8.3 |
|
Selling Prices |
16.6 |
13.8 |
+2.8 |
29.3 |
42(+) |
33.3 |
50.0 |
16.7 |
|
Capital Expenditures |
4.1 |
3.9 |
+0.2 |
17.0 |
3(+) |
22.9 |
58.3 |
18.8 |
|
Inventories |
–7.3 |
5.8 |
–13.1 |
10.7 |
1(–) |
22.7 |
47.3 |
30.0 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
|
Companywide Sales |
7.6 |
11.9 |
–4.3 |
29.5 |
5(+) |
25.7 |
56.2 |
18.1 |
|
Companywide Internet Sales |
5.0 |
4.5 |
+0.5 |
21.5 |
4(+) |
20.0 |
65.0 |
15.0 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Worsened |
|
Company Outlook |
–4.1 |
13.8 |
–17.9 |
15.4 |
1(–) |
16.9 |
62.1 |
21.0 |
|
General Business Activity |
–7.7 |
–0.3 |
–7.4 |
10.8 |
2(–) |
19.0 |
54.3 |
26.7 |
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) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
|
Sales |
–18.1 |
–4.4 |
–13.7 |
4.1 |
6(–) |
20.4 |
41.1 |
38.5 |
|
Employment |
–12.4 |
0.6 |
–13.0 |
1.8 |
1(–) |
6.0 |
75.6 |
18.4 |
|
Part–Time Employment |
–5.2 |
2.3 |
–7.5 |
–1.6 |
1(–) |
9.3 |
76.2 |
14.5 |
|
Hours Worked |
–12.1 |
0.6 |
–12.7 |
–2.0 |
1(–) |
5.3 |
77.3 |
17.4 |
|
Wages and Benefits |
2.9 |
18.5 |
–15.6 |
11.2 |
39(+) |
13.5 |
75.9 |
10.6 |
|
Input Prices |
27.2 |
30.1 |
–2.9 |
22.7 |
42(+) |
32.9 |
61.4 |
5.7 |
|
Selling Prices |
16.2 |
10.8 |
+5.4 |
13.9 |
41(+) |
32.8 |
50.6 |
16.6 |
|
Capital Expenditures |
1.7 |
13.1 |
–11.4 |
8.0 |
3(+) |
19.3 |
63.1 |
17.6 |
|
Inventories |
–2.4 |
13.9 |
–16.3 |
2.5 |
1(–) |
26.1 |
45.4 |
28.5 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
|
Companywide Sales |
–22.6 |
–9.9 |
–12.7 |
5.3 |
2(–) |
16.1 |
45.3 |
38.7 |
|
Companywide Internet Sales |
–11.6 |
–9.2 |
–2.4 |
4.4 |
2(–) |
12.6 |
63.2 |
24.2 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Worsened |
|
Company Outlook |
–11.9 |
2.1 |
–14.0 |
2.2 |
1(–) |
12.3 |
63.5 |
24.2 |
|
General Business Activity |
–23.0 |
–10.2 |
–12.8 |
–1.7 |
4(–) |
12.0 |
53.0 |
35.0 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Decrease |
|
Outlook Uncertainty |
23.1 |
13.2 |
+9.9 |
11.4 |
29(+) |
30.8 |
61.5 |
7.7 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
|
Sales |
11.0 |
9.6 |
+1.4 |
31.0 |
5(+) |
29.0 |
53.0 |
18.0 |
|
Employment |
1.5 |
16.9 |
–15.4 |
12.9 |
42(+) |
13.6 |
74.3 |
12.1 |
|
Part–Time Employment |
–4.6 |
5.6 |
–10.2 |
1.5 |
1(–) |
9.1 |
77.2 |
13.7 |
|
Hours Worked |
–11.5 |
4.2 |
–15.7 |
2.5 |
1(–) |
4.3 |
79.9 |
15.8 |
|
Wages and Benefits |
21.0 |
34.3 |
–13.3 |
29.1 |
42(+) |
24.8 |
71.4 |
3.8 |
|
Input Prices |
27.1 |
29.4 |
–2.3 |
34.1 |
42(+) |
35.4 |
56.3 |
8.3 |
|
Selling Prices |
16.6 |
13.8 |
+2.8 |
29.3 |
42(+) |
33.3 |
50.0 |
16.7 |
|
Capital Expenditures |
4.1 |
3.9 |
+0.2 |
17.0 |
3(+) |
22.9 |
58.3 |
18.8 |
|
Inventories |
–7.3 |
5.8 |
–13.1 |
10.7 |
1(–) |
22.7 |
47.3 |
30.0 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
|
Companywide Sales |
7.6 |
11.9 |
–4.3 |
29.5 |
5(+) |
25.7 |
56.2 |
18.1 |
|
Companywide Internet Sales |
5.0 |
4.5 |
+0.5 |
21.5 |
4(+) |
20.0 |
65.0 |
15.0 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) |
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| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average |
Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change |
% Reporting Worsened |
|
Company Outlook |
–4.1 |
13.8 |
–17.9 |
15.4 |
1(–) |
16.9 |
62.1 |
21.0 |
|
General Business Activity |
–7.7 |
–0.3 |
–7.4 |
10.8 |
2(–) |
19.0 |
54.3 |
26.7 |
*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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