Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 1.9 | 6.7 | –4.8 | 10.6 | 5(+) | 24.2 | 53.5 | 22.3 |
Employment | 1.8 | 3.9 | –2.1 | 6.3 | 2(+) | 13.5 | 74.8 | 11.7 |
Part–Time Employment | –3.7 | –2.5 | –1.2 | 1.4 | 2(–) | 4.5 | 87.3 | 8.2 |
Hours Worked | 0.7 | –0.4 | +1.1 | 2.6 | 1(+) | 8.1 | 84.5 | 7.4 |
Wages and Benefits | 16.4 | 16.1 | +0.3 | 15.8 | 49(+) | 20.2 | 76.0 | 3.8 |
Input Prices | 24.7 | 20.7 | +4.0 | 28.0 | 50(+) | 29.8 | 65.1 | 5.1 |
Selling Prices | 3.8 | 3.9 | –0.1 | 7.6 | 47(+) | 14.5 | 74.8 | 10.7 |
Capital Expenditures | 7.4 | 3.4 | +4.0 | 9.9 | 47(+) | 15.3 | 76.8 | 7.9 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –1.3 | –5.7 | +4.4 | 4.3 | 4(–) | 14.2 | 70.3 | 15.5 |
General Business Activity | –4.1 | –12.1 | +8.0 | 2.3 | 25(–) | 12.8 | 70.2 | 16.9 |
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 13.6 | 12.1 | +1.5 | 13.5 | 37(+) | 23.9 | 65.8 | 10.3 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 30.9 | 31.1 | –0.2 | 37.4 | 50(+) | 46.0 | 38.9 | 15.1 |
Employment | 16.1 | 13.2 | +2.9 | 23.1 | 50(+) | 25.6 | 64.9 | 9.5 |
Part–Time Employment | 3.3 | –0.5 | +3.8 | 6.7 | 1(+) | 9.6 | 84.1 | 6.3 |
Hours Worked | 3.5 | 6.7 | –3.2 | 5.8 | 50(+) | 9.2 | 85.1 | 5.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 36.9 | 33.0 | +3.9 | 37.4 | 50(+) | 40.3 | 56.3 | 3.4 |
Input Prices | 38.1 | 39.9 | –1.8 | 44.5 | 210(+) | 43.5 | 51.1 | 5.4 |
Selling Prices | 13.4 | 16.4 | –3.0 | 24.6 | 50(+) | 24.0 | 65.4 | 10.6 |
Capital Expenditures | 14.4 | 8.7 | +5.7 | 22.9 | 49(+) | 23.4 | 67.5 | 9.0 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 8.8 | 7.6 | +1.2 | 15.4 | 8(+) | 23.6 | 61.6 | 14.8 |
General Business Activity | 3.0 | 1.1 | +1.9 | 11.9 | 2(+) | 22.1 | 58.8 | 19.1 |
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 | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –18.8 | –16.4 | –2.4 | 3.5 | 14(–) | 18.1 | 44.9 | 36.9 |
Employment | –4.0 | –5.2 | +1.2 | 1.7 | 4(–) | 10.1 | 75.8 | 14.1 |
Part–Time Employment | –1.2 | –7.0 | +5.8 | –1.5 | 2(–) | 10.5 | 77.8 | 11.7 |
Hours Worked | –8.6 | –4.2 | –4.4 | –2.2 | 6(–) | 2.3 | 86.8 | 10.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 13.7 | 14.1 | –0.4 | 11.3 | 47(+) | 19.1 | 75.5 | 5.4 |
Input Prices | 10.0 | 10.7 | –0.7 | 22.7 | 50(+) | 23.4 | 63.2 | 13.4 |
Selling Prices | 1.9 | –9.1 | +11.0 | 13.5 | 1(+) | 23.2 | 55.5 | 21.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 4.4 | –2.2 | +6.6 | 7.7 | 1(+) | 13.8 | 76.8 | 9.4 |
Inventories | 0.7 | 2.4 | –1.7 | 2.7 | 2(+) | 25.3 | 50.1 | 24.6 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –15.5 | –17.8 | +2.3 | 4.7 | 3(–) | 16.6 | 51.3 | 32.1 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –6.1 | –0.7 | –5.4 | 4.0 | 3(–) | 14.1 | 65.7 | 20.2 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –17.3 | –15.7 | –1.6 | 1.7 | 9(–) | 7.5 | 67.7 | 24.8 |
General Business Activity | –22.7 | –28.8 | +6.1 | –2.4 | 12(–) | 9.3 | 58.7 | 32.0 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 7.3 | 15.1 | –7.8 | 11.2 | 3(+) | 21.8 | 63.6 | 14.5 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 18.6 | 19.6 | –1.0 | 30.5 | 13(+) | 36.9 | 44.8 | 18.3 |
Employment | 12.5 | 6.3 | +6.2 | 12.8 | 18(+) | 22.6 | 67.3 | 10.1 |
Part–Time Employment | –5.6 | 5.3 | –10.9 | 1.6 | 1(–) | 7.6 | 79.2 | 13.2 |
Hours Worked | 0.4 | 3.9 | –3.5 | 2.4 | 2(+) | 6.9 | 86.6 | 6.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 30.2 | 30.6 | –0.4 | 29.1 | 50(+) | 33.3 | 63.6 | 3.1 |
Input Prices | 23.1 | 32.0 | –8.9 | 33.9 | 50(+) | 34.6 | 53.8 | 11.5 |
Selling Prices | 5.9 | 10.0 | –4.1 | 28.9 | 50(+) | 25.5 | 54.9 | 19.6 |
Capital Expenditures | 19.6 | 8.3 | +11.3 | 16.8 | 7(+) | 24.3 | 71.0 | 4.7 |
Inventories | 7.6 | 7.0 | +0.6 | 10.7 | 8(+) | 29.3 | 49.0 | 21.7 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 9.5 | 12.2 | –2.7 | 29.0 | 13(+) | 30.0 | 49.6 | 20.5 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 9.8 | 7.5 | +2.3 | 21.2 | 5(+) | 24.4 | 61.0 | 14.6 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 1.1 | 6.2 | –5.1 | 15.0 | 5(+) | 22.1 | 56.9 | 21.0 |
General Business Activity | –6.4 | –1.5 | –4.9 | 10.3 | 2(–) | 19.3 | 55.0 | 25.7 |
*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 Jesus Cañas at jesus.canas@dal.frb.org.
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