Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 4.3 | –2.4 | +6.7 | 10.8 | 1(+) | 25.7 | 52.9 | 21.4 |
Employment | 4.2 | 5.7 | –1.5 | 6.5 | 9(+) | 14.8 | 74.6 | 10.6 |
Part–Time Employment | 0.1 | 1.2 | –1.1 | 1.5 | 2(+) | 6.3 | 87.5 | 6.2 |
Hours Worked | –0.8 | –0.9 | +0.1 | 2.7 | 3(–) | 6.4 | 86.4 | 7.2 |
Wages and Benefits | 16.4 | 16.8 | –0.4 | 15.8 | 43(+) | 19.7 | 77.0 | 3.3 |
Input Prices | 35.4 | 32.1 | +3.3 | 27.9 | 44(+) | 38.4 | 58.6 | 3.0 |
Selling Prices | 13.4 | 11.3 | +2.1 | 7.7 | 41(+) | 20.0 | 73.4 | 6.6 |
Capital Expenditures | 9.8 | 4.1 | +5.7 | 10.0 | 41(+) | 17.4 | 75.0 | 7.6 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –0.7 | –8.1 | +7.4 | 4.5 | 5(–) | 14.1 | 71.1 | 14.8 |
General Business Activity | –8.7 | –11.6 | +2.9 | 2.6 | 19(–) | 10.5 | 70.3 | 19.2 |
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 12.6 | 10.4 | +2.2 | 13.6 | 31(+) | 22.0 | 68.7 | 9.4 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 34.5 | 28.2 | +6.3 | 37.5 | 44(+) | 49.2 | 36.0 | 14.7 |
Employment | 23.6 | 17.6 | +6.0 | 23.2 | 44(+) | 32.7 | 58.2 | 9.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 5.8 | 0.5 | +5.3 | 6.7 | 8(+) | 12.7 | 80.4 | 6.9 |
Hours Worked | 6.9 | 4.9 | +2.0 | 5.9 | 44(+) | 11.8 | 83.3 | 4.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 39.2 | 37.2 | +2.0 | 37.5 | 44(+) | 42.0 | 55.2 | 2.8 |
Input Prices | 44.9 | 46.0 | –1.1 | 44.7 | 204(+) | 49.8 | 45.3 | 4.9 |
Selling Prices | 28.6 | 31.6 | –3.0 | 24.7 | 44(+) | 37.5 | 53.6 | 8.9 |
Capital Expenditures | 19.8 | 13.7 | +6.1 | 23.1 | 43(+) | 28.4 | 62.9 | 8.6 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 6.9 | –0.2 | +7.1 | 15.5 | 1(+) | 22.1 | 62.7 | 15.2 |
General Business Activity | 4.6 | –7.8 | +12.4 | 12.2 | 1(+) | 21.5 | 61.6 | 16.9 |
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 | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –1.7 | –11.6 | +9.9 | 4.0 | 8(–) | 29.7 | 39.0 | 31.4 |
Employment | 4.1 | 5.4 | –1.3 | 1.9 | 2(+) | 16.3 | 71.5 | 12.2 |
Part–Time Employment | 6.7 | 3.6 | +3.1 | –1.5 | 2(+) | 10.4 | 85.9 | 3.7 |
Hours Worked | –0.4 | –4.7 | +4.3 | –2.0 | 3(–) | 7.5 | 84.6 | 7.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 12.4 | 10.0 | +2.4 | 11.2 | 41(+) | 17.5 | 77.4 | 5.1 |
Input Prices | 32.3 | 25.2 | +7.1 | 22.8 | 44(+) | 39.5 | 53.3 | 7.2 |
Selling Prices | 12.9 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 43(+) | 27.6 | 57.7 | 14.7 |
Capital Expenditures | 5.2 | –5.3 | +10.5 | 7.9 | 1(+) | 17.8 | 69.6 | 12.6 |
Inventories | 9.8 | 8.3 | +1.5 | 2.6 | 2(+) | 33.5 | 42.8 | 23.7 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –5.2 | –11.6 | +6.4 | 5.2 | 4(–) | 24.4 | 46.1 | 29.6 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –5.6 | –7.0 | +1.4 | 4.2 | 4(–) | 17.1 | 60.2 | 22.7 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –6.0 | –9.3 | +3.3 | 2.1 | 3(–) | 16.6 | 60.8 | 22.6 |
General Business Activity | –24.1 | –11.8 | –12.3 | –1.9 | 6(–) | 9.2 | 57.5 | 33.3 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 17.3 | 0.0 | +17.3 | 11.3 | 1(+) | 27.6 | 62.1 | 10.3 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 25.0 | 6.6 | +18.4 | 30.8 | 7(+) | 38.3 | 48.4 | 13.3 |
Employment | 20.2 | 2.5 | +17.7 | 12.9 | 44(+) | 24.4 | 71.4 | 4.2 |
Part–Time Employment | 6.5 | –6.8 | +13.3 | 1.5 | 1(+) | 12.0 | 82.5 | 5.5 |
Hours Worked | 6.0 | 1.0 | +5.0 | 2.5 | 2(+) | 13.0 | 80.0 | 7.0 |
Wages and Benefits | 23.5 | 22.3 | +1.2 | 29.1 | 44(+) | 27.7 | 68.1 | 4.2 |
Input Prices | 34.0 | 32.7 | +1.3 | 34.1 | 44(+) | 41.1 | 51.8 | 7.1 |
Selling Prices | 16.4 | 28.3 | –11.9 | 29.3 | 44(+) | 36.4 | 43.6 | 20.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 16.1 | 0.0 | +16.1 | 16.9 | 1(+) | 28.6 | 58.9 | 12.5 |
Inventories | 15.7 | 3.1 | +12.6 | 10.7 | 2(+) | 36.0 | 43.7 | 20.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 20.0 | 3.9 | +16.1 | 29.3 | 7(+) | 31.9 | 56.2 | 11.9 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 19.2 | 16.3 | +2.9 | 21.5 | 6(+) | 29.8 | 59.6 | 10.6 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Dec Index | Nov Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –1.0 | –5.7 | +4.7 | 15.2 | 3(–) | 21.8 | 55.4 | 22.8 |
General Business Activity | –3.8 | –11.7 | +7.9 | 10.6 | 4(–) | 22.1 | 52.0 | 25.9 |
*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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