Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | –2.4 | 0.7 | –3.1 | 10.9 | 1(–) | 24.1 | 49.5 | 26.5 |
Employment | 5.7 | 0.1 | +5.6 | 6.5 | 8(+) | 16.3 | 73.1 | 10.6 |
Part–Time Employment | 1.2 | –3.4 | +4.6 | 1.5 | 1(+) | 7.8 | 85.6 | 6.6 |
Hours Worked | –0.9 | –1.3 | +0.4 | 2.7 | 2(–) | 6.9 | 85.3 | 7.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 16.8 | 17.0 | –0.2 | 15.8 | 42(+) | 21.3 | 74.2 | 4.5 |
Input Prices | 32.1 | 37.3 | –5.2 | 27.9 | 43(+) | 35.8 | 60.5 | 3.7 |
Selling Prices | 11.3 | 9.5 | +1.8 | 7.7 | 40(+) | 20.4 | 70.5 | 9.1 |
Capital Expenditures | 4.1 | 7.1 | –3.0 | 10.0 | 40(+) | 15.8 | 72.6 | 11.7 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –8.1 | –12.8 | +4.7 | 4.5 | 4(–) | 10.9 | 70.1 | 19.0 |
General Business Activity | –11.6 | –18.2 | +6.6 | 2.7 | 18(–) | 14.4 | 59.6 | 26.0 |
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 10.4 | 23.0 | –12.6 | 13.6 | 30(+) | 22.2 | 66.0 | 11.8 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 28.2 | 26.6 | +1.6 | 37.5 | 43(+) | 45.6 | 36.9 | 17.4 |
Employment | 17.6 | 22.0 | –4.4 | 23.2 | 43(+) | 31.0 | 55.6 | 13.4 |
Part–Time Employment | 0.5 | 3.2 | –2.7 | 6.7 | 7(+) | 10.1 | 80.3 | 9.6 |
Hours Worked | 4.9 | 1.1 | +3.8 | 5.9 | 43(+) | 10.2 | 84.5 | 5.3 |
Wages and Benefits | 37.2 | 37.5 | –0.3 | 37.5 | 43(+) | 41.3 | 54.6 | 4.1 |
Input Prices | 46.0 | 46.9 | –0.9 | 44.7 | 203(+) | 50.1 | 45.9 | 4.1 |
Selling Prices | 31.6 | 23.6 | +8.0 | 24.7 | 43(+) | 40.8 | 50.0 | 9.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.7 | 13.1 | +0.6 | 23.1 | 42(+) | 26.1 | 61.5 | 12.4 |
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 | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –11.6 | –18.1 | +6.5 | 4.1 | 7(–) | 24.0 | 40.5 | 35.6 |
Employment | 5.4 | –12.4 | +17.8 | 1.9 | 1(+) | 13.0 | 79.4 | 7.6 |
Part–Time Employment | 3.6 | –5.2 | +8.8 | –1.6 | 1(+) | 10.0 | 83.6 | 6.4 |
Hours Worked | –4.7 | –12.1 | +7.4 | –2.0 | 2(–) | 7.3 | 80.7 | 12.0 |
Wages and Benefits | 10.0 | 2.9 | +7.1 | 11.2 | 40(+) | 12.5 | 85.0 | 2.5 |
Input Prices | 25.2 | 27.2 | –2.0 | 22.7 | 43(+) | 34.2 | 56.8 | 9.0 |
Selling Prices | 12.9 | 16.2 | –3.3 | 13.9 | 42(+) | 30.8 | 51.3 | 17.9 |
Capital Expenditures | –5.3 | 1.7 | –7.0 | 7.9 | 1(–) | 11.6 | 71.5 | 16.9 |
Inventories | 8.3 | –2.4 | +10.7 | 2.5 | 1(+) | 27.2 | 53.9 | 18.9 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –11.6 | –22.6 | +11.0 | 5.3 | 3(–) | 24.0 | 40.5 | 35.6 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –7.0 | –11.6 | +4.6 | 4.3 | 3(–) | 16.6 | 59.8 | 23.6 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –9.3 | –11.9 | +2.6 | 2.2 | 2(–) | 14.3 | 62.1 | 23.6 |
General Business Activity | –11.8 | –23.0 | +11.2 | –1.8 | 5(–) | 17.0 | 54.2 | 28.8 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 0.0 | 23.1 | –23.1 | 11.3 | 1() | 17.9 | 64.3 | 17.9 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 6.6 | 11.0 | –4.4 | 30.8 | 6(+) | 28.3 | 50.0 | 21.7 |
Employment | 2.5 | 1.5 | +1.0 | 12.9 | 43(+) | 19.9 | 62.7 | 17.4 |
Part–Time Employment | –6.8 | –4.6 | –2.2 | 1.5 | 2(–) | 7.8 | 77.6 | 14.6 |
Hours Worked | 1.0 | –11.5 | +12.5 | 2.5 | 1(+) | 7.8 | 85.4 | 6.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 22.3 | 21.0 | +1.3 | 29.1 | 43(+) | 28.1 | 66.1 | 5.8 |
Input Prices | 32.7 | 27.1 | +5.6 | 34.1 | 43(+) | 42.3 | 48.1 | 9.6 |
Selling Prices | 28.3 | 16.6 | +11.7 | 29.3 | 43(+) | 39.6 | 49.1 | 11.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 0.0 | 4.1 | –4.1 | 16.9 | 1() | 22.2 | 55.6 | 22.2 |
Inventories | 3.1 | –7.3 | +10.4 | 10.7 | 1(+) | 28.9 | 45.4 | 25.8 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 3.9 | 7.6 | –3.7 | 29.4 | 6(+) | 27.9 | 48.1 | 24.0 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 16.3 | 5.0 | +11.3 | 21.5 | 5(+) | 32.6 | 51.2 | 16.3 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –5.7 | –4.1 | –1.6 | 15.3 | 2(–) | 19.2 | 55.9 | 24.9 |
General Business Activity | –11.7 | –7.7 | –4.0 | 10.7 | 3(–) | 19.6 | 49.0 | 31.3 |
*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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