Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 10.1 | 8.7 | +1.4 | 10.6 | 8(+) | 27.3 | 55.5 | 17.2 |
Employment | 2.0 | 0.6 | +1.4 | 6.2 | 2(+) | 12.6 | 76.8 | 10.6 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.4 | –4.9 | +4.5 | 1.3 | 5(–) | 4.9 | 89.8 | 5.3 |
Hours Worked | –0.8 | –0.7 | –0.1 | 2.6 | 3(–) | 7.1 | 85.0 | 7.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 12.3 | 14.2 | –1.9 | 15.8 | 52(+) | 16.3 | 79.7 | 4.0 |
Input Prices | 23.3 | 28.4 | –5.1 | 27.9 | 53(+) | 28.1 | 67.1 | 4.8 |
Selling Prices | 5.4 | 4.5 | +0.9 | 7.6 | 50(+) | 15.9 | 73.6 | 10.5 |
Capital Expenditures | 7.6 | 5.3 | +2.3 | 9.9 | 50(+) | 13.9 | 79.8 | 6.3 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 1.2 | –3.1 | +4.3 | 4.3 | 1(+) | 18.0 | 65.2 | 16.8 |
General Business Activity | –2.6 | –7.7 | +5.1 | 2.2 | 28(–) | 17.5 | 62.4 | 20.1 |
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 9.4 | 13.9 | –4.5 | 13.4 | 40(+) | 23.6 | 62.2 | 14.2 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 35.1 | 31.3 | +3.8 | 37.3 | 53(+) | 49.8 | 35.6 | 14.7 |
Employment | 16.0 | 17.1 | –1.1 | 23.0 | 53(+) | 26.5 | 63.0 | 10.5 |
Part–Time Employment | 0.9 | 1.8 | –0.9 | 6.6 | 4(+) | 7.1 | 86.7 | 6.2 |
Hours Worked | 6.6 | 4.1 | +2.5 | 5.8 | 53(+) | 11.4 | 83.8 | 4.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 37.1 | 33.5 | +3.6 | 37.4 | 53(+) | 40.6 | 55.9 | 3.5 |
Input Prices | 32.9 | 36.6 | –3.7 | 44.4 | 213(+) | 40.2 | 52.5 | 7.3 |
Selling Prices | 14.6 | 18.0 | –3.4 | 24.5 | 53(+) | 27.6 | 59.4 | 13.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.8 | 13.9 | –0.1 | 22.8 | 52(+) | 24.6 | 64.6 | 10.8 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 17.4 | 12.4 | +5.0 | 15.4 | 11(+) | 33.2 | 51.0 | 15.8 |
General Business Activity | 16.0 | 3.3 | +12.7 | 11.9 | 5(+) | 32.2 | 51.6 | 16.2 |
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 | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –8.9 | –6.2 | –2.7 | 3.3 | 17(–) | 20.4 | 50.3 | 29.3 |
Employment | –7.7 | –5.9 | –1.8 | 1.6 | 7(–) | 8.1 | 76.1 | 15.8 |
Part–Time Employment | –5.0 | –18.6 | +13.6 | –1.6 | 2(–) | 3.9 | 87.2 | 8.9 |
Hours Worked | –9.9 | –8.6 | –1.3 | –2.3 | 9(–) | 5.6 | 78.9 | 15.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 3.9 | 5.5 | –1.6 | 11.2 | 50(+) | 14.4 | 75.1 | 10.5 |
Input Prices | 16.3 | 21.4 | –5.1 | 22.6 | 53(+) | 28.2 | 59.9 | 11.9 |
Selling Prices | 3.1 | 0.8 | +2.3 | 13.3 | 2(+) | 22.3 | 58.5 | 19.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 7.5 | 1.7 | +5.8 | 7.6 | 2(+) | 15.9 | 75.7 | 8.4 |
Inventories | 0.6 | 15.8 | –15.2 | 2.7 | 2(+) | 19.9 | 60.8 | 19.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –6.8 | –12.9 | +6.1 | 4.5 | 6(–) | 19.6 | 54.0 | 26.4 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –0.3 | –10.9 | +10.6 | 3.9 | 2(–) | 18.8 | 62.1 | 19.1 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –18.5 | –11.8 | –6.7 | 1.4 | 12(–) | 10.2 | 61.1 | 28.7 |
General Business Activity | –14.9 | –15.9 | +1.0 | –2.6 | 15(–) | 11.7 | 61.7 | 26.6 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 18.2 | 8.7 | +9.5 | 11.1 | 2(+) | 27.3 | 63.6 | 9.1 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 15.8 | 14.2 | +1.6 | 30.4 | 16(+) | 35.6 | 44.6 | 19.8 |
Employment | –6.7 | –4.2 | –2.5 | 12.6 | 3(–) | 9.0 | 75.3 | 15.7 |
Part–Time Employment | –7.5 | –1.5 | –6.0 | 1.5 | 4(–) | 3.0 | 86.5 | 10.5 |
Hours Worked | –2.6 | –3.3 | +0.7 | 2.4 | 2(–) | 6.7 | 84.0 | 9.3 |
Wages and Benefits | 20.4 | 14.9 | +5.5 | 29.0 | 53(+) | 26.9 | 66.6 | 6.5 |
Input Prices | 24.5 | 26.7 | –2.2 | 33.7 | 53(+) | 35.8 | 52.8 | 11.3 |
Selling Prices | 3.8 | 13.3 | –9.5 | 28.6 | 53(+) | 26.4 | 50.9 | 22.6 |
Capital Expenditures | –0.2 | 4.9 | –5.1 | 16.6 | 1(–) | 18.8 | 62.2 | 19.0 |
Inventories | 12.3 | 21.4 | –9.1 | 10.8 | 11(+) | 27.6 | 57.1 | 15.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 5.8 | 16.2 | –10.4 | 28.8 | 16(+) | 28.3 | 49.2 | 22.5 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 2.5 | 9.7 | –7.2 | 21.0 | 8(+) | 17.5 | 67.5 | 15.0 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Sep Index | Aug Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –6.3 | 3.5 | –9.8 | 14.8 | 1(–) | 17.9 | 57.9 | 24.2 |
General Business Activity | –1.8 | 2.2 | –4.0 | 10.2 | 1(–) | 24.5 | 49.3 | 26.3 |
*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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