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 | 8.7 | 7.7 | +1.0 | 10.6 | 7(+) | 28.2 | 52.3 | 19.5 |
Employment | 0.6 | –0.2 | +0.8 | 6.3 | 1(+) | 13.8 | 73.0 | 13.2 |
Part–Time Employment | –4.9 | –2.3 | –2.6 | 1.4 | 4(–) | 3.4 | 88.3 | 8.3 |
Hours Worked | –0.7 | –0.9 | +0.2 | 2.6 | 2(–) | 6.0 | 87.3 | 6.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 14.2 | 13.4 | +0.8 | 15.8 | 51(+) | 18.6 | 77.0 | 4.4 |
Input Prices | 28.4 | 21.8 | +6.6 | 27.9 | 52(+) | 33.1 | 62.2 | 4.7 |
Selling Prices | 4.5 | 4.9 | –0.4 | 7.6 | 49(+) | 14.6 | 75.3 | 10.1 |
Capital Expenditures | 5.3 | 6.0 | –0.7 | 9.9 | 49(+) | 12.6 | 80.1 | 7.3 |
| 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 | –3.1 | 1.0 | –4.1 | 4.3 | 1(–) | 11.9 | 73.1 | 15.0 |
General Business Activity | –7.7 | –0.1 | –7.6 | 2.3 | 27(–) | 12.4 | 67.5 | 20.1 |
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 13.9 | 8.4 | +5.5 | 13.4 | 39(+) | 23.3 | 67.3 | 9.4 |
| 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 | 31.3 | 35.7 | –4.4 | 37.3 | 52(+) | 45.9 | 39.5 | 14.6 |
Employment | 17.1 | 17.8 | –0.7 | 23.0 | 52(+) | 26.3 | 64.5 | 9.2 |
Part–Time Employment | 1.8 | 3.7 | –1.9 | 6.6 | 3(+) | 8.2 | 85.4 | 6.4 |
Hours Worked | 4.1 | 6.7 | –2.6 | 5.8 | 52(+) | 8.6 | 86.9 | 4.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 33.5 | 35.6 | –2.1 | 37.4 | 52(+) | 37.9 | 57.7 | 4.4 |
Input Prices | 36.6 | 32.5 | +4.1 | 44.4 | 212(+) | 44.0 | 48.6 | 7.4 |
Selling Prices | 18.0 | 18.9 | –0.9 | 24.6 | 52(+) | 28.8 | 60.4 | 10.8 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.9 | 16.6 | –2.7 | 22.8 | 51(+) | 22.6 | 68.8 | 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 | 12.4 | 20.5 | –8.1 | 15.4 | 10(+) | 25.0 | 62.5 | 12.6 |
General Business Activity | 3.3 | 19.1 | –15.8 | 11.9 | 4(+) | 21.7 | 59.9 | 18.4 |
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 | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –6.2 | –18.1 | +11.9 | 3.4 | 16(–) | 19.4 | 55.0 | 25.6 |
Employment | –5.9 | –6.5 | +0.6 | 1.7 | 6(–) | 10.9 | 72.3 | 16.8 |
Part–Time Employment | –18.6 | 0.3 | –18.9 | –1.6 | 1(–) | 1.2 | 79.0 | 19.8 |
Hours Worked | –8.6 | –12.3 | +3.7 | –2.2 | 8(–) | 2.3 | 86.8 | 10.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 5.5 | 6.3 | –0.8 | 11.2 | 49(+) | 12.3 | 80.9 | 6.8 |
Input Prices | 21.4 | 11.3 | +10.1 | 22.6 | 52(+) | 31.7 | 58.0 | 10.3 |
Selling Prices | 0.8 | –2.1 | +2.9 | 13.3 | 1(+) | 17.6 | 65.6 | 16.8 |
Capital Expenditures | 1.7 | –1.5 | +3.2 | 7.6 | 1(+) | 12.5 | 76.7 | 10.8 |
Inventories | 15.8 | –7.7 | +23.5 | 2.7 | 1(+) | 32.6 | 50.6 | 16.8 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –12.9 | –14.5 | +1.6 | 4.5 | 5(–) | 14.7 | 57.7 | 27.6 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –10.9 | 1.5 | –12.4 | 4.0 | 1(–) | 12.8 | 63.5 | 23.7 |
| 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 | –11.8 | –20.3 | +8.5 | 1.5 | 11(–) | 7.1 | 74.0 | 18.9 |
General Business Activity | –15.9 | –18.3 | +2.4 | –2.6 | 14(–) | 9.3 | 65.5 | 25.2 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 8.7 | 0.0 | +8.7 | 11.0 | 1(+) | 19.6 | 69.6 | 10.9 |
| 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 | 14.2 | 30.9 | –16.7 | 30.4 | 15(+) | 29.5 | 55.2 | 15.3 |
Employment | –4.2 | –2.1 | –2.1 | 12.7 | 2(–) | 7.3 | 81.2 | 11.5 |
Part–Time Employment | –1.5 | –0.4 | –1.1 | 1.6 | 3(–) | 7.0 | 84.5 | 8.5 |
Hours Worked | –3.3 | 3.9 | –7.2 | 2.4 | 1(–) | 5.3 | 86.1 | 8.6 |
Wages and Benefits | 14.9 | 26.8 | –11.9 | 29.0 | 52(+) | 21.2 | 72.5 | 6.3 |
Input Prices | 26.7 | 14.9 | +11.8 | 33.8 | 52(+) | 37.8 | 51.1 | 11.1 |
Selling Prices | 13.3 | 8.6 | +4.7 | 28.7 | 52(+) | 31.1 | 51.1 | 17.8 |
Capital Expenditures | 4.9 | 22.2 | –17.3 | 16.7 | 9(+) | 16.1 | 72.7 | 11.2 |
Inventories | 21.4 | 20.6 | +0.8 | 10.7 | 10(+) | 30.4 | 60.6 | 9.0 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 16.2 | 22.8 | –6.6 | 28.9 | 15(+) | 30.0 | 56.2 | 13.8 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 9.7 | 16.2 | –6.5 | 21.1 | 7(+) | 22.6 | 64.5 | 12.9 |
| 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 | 3.5 | 9.2 | –5.7 | 14.9 | 7(+) | 17.5 | 68.5 | 14.0 |
General Business Activity | 2.2 | 17.0 | –14.8 | 10.3 | 2(+) | 19.5 | 63.3 | 17.3 |
*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 Jesus Cañas at jesus.canas@dal.frb.org.
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