Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 9.2 | 10.1 | –0.9 | 10.6 | 9(+) | 28.0 | 53.2 | 18.8 |
Employment | –0.2 | 2.0 | –2.2 | 6.2 | 1(–) | 10.9 | 78.0 | 11.1 |
Part–Time Employment | –2.0 | –0.4 | –1.6 | 1.3 | 6(–) | 3.8 | 90.4 | 5.8 |
Hours Worked | 2.5 | –0.8 | +3.3 | 2.6 | 1(+) | 7.1 | 88.3 | 4.6 |
Wages and Benefits | 16.3 | 12.3 | +4.0 | 15.8 | 53(+) | 19.1 | 78.1 | 2.8 |
Input Prices | 26.1 | 23.3 | +2.8 | 27.9 | 54(+) | 31.3 | 63.5 | 5.2 |
Selling Prices | 4.0 | 5.4 | –1.4 | 7.6 | 51(+) | 16.0 | 72.0 | 12.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 9.2 | 7.6 | +1.6 | 9.9 | 51(+) | 15.1 | 79.0 | 5.9 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 3.8 | 1.2 | +2.6 | 4.3 | 2(+) | 14.4 | 75.0 | 10.6 |
General Business Activity | 2.0 | –2.6 | +4.6 | 2.2 | 1(+) | 15.6 | 70.8 | 13.6 |
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 17.9 | 9.4 | +8.5 | 13.4 | 41(+) | 23.3 | 71.3 | 5.4 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 40.1 | 35.1 | +5.0 | 37.3 | 54(+) | 52.2 | 35.7 | 12.1 |
Employment | 23.6 | 16.0 | +7.6 | 23.0 | 54(+) | 30.5 | 62.5 | 6.9 |
Part–Time Employment | 5.6 | 0.9 | +4.7 | 6.6 | 5(+) | 9.7 | 86.2 | 4.1 |
Hours Worked | 6.2 | 6.6 | –0.4 | 5.8 | 54(+) | 10.0 | 86.2 | 3.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 45.9 | 37.1 | +8.8 | 37.4 | 54(+) | 47.2 | 51.5 | 1.3 |
Input Prices | 43.9 | 32.9 | +11.0 | 44.4 | 214(+) | 51.0 | 42.0 | 7.1 |
Selling Prices | 26.2 | 14.6 | +11.6 | 24.5 | 54(+) | 35.4 | 55.4 | 9.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 22.5 | 13.8 | +8.7 | 22.8 | 53(+) | 28.0 | 66.6 | 5.5 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 25.7 | 17.4 | +8.3 | 15.5 | 12(+) | 34.8 | 56.1 | 9.1 |
General Business Activity | 25.3 | 16.0 | +9.3 | 12.0 | 6(+) | 33.9 | 57.5 | 8.6 |
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 | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –11.4 | –8.9 | –2.5 | 3.2 | 18(–) | 22.0 | 44.7 | 33.4 |
Employment | –3.8 | –7.7 | +3.9 | 1.6 | 8(–) | 8.4 | 79.4 | 12.2 |
Part–Time Employment | –2.7 | –5.0 | +2.3 | –1.6 | 3(–) | 4.2 | 88.9 | 6.9 |
Hours Worked | 1.0 | –9.9 | +10.9 | –2.3 | 1(+) | 5.6 | 89.8 | 4.6 |
Wages and Benefits | 3.8 | 3.9 | –0.1 | 11.2 | 51(+) | 7.0 | 89.8 | 3.2 |
Input Prices | 18.7 | 16.3 | +2.4 | 22.5 | 54(+) | 28.9 | 60.9 | 10.2 |
Selling Prices | –1.0 | 3.1 | –4.1 | 13.2 | 1(–) | 23.6 | 51.8 | 24.6 |
Capital Expenditures | –1.1 | 7.5 | –8.6 | 7.6 | 1(–) | 10.9 | 77.1 | 12.0 |
Inventories | 7.6 | 0.6 | +7.0 | 2.7 | 3(+) | 30.4 | 46.8 | 22.8 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –9.4 | –6.8 | –2.6 | 4.4 | 7(–) | 20.7 | 49.2 | 30.1 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –16.4 | –0.3 | –16.1 | 3.8 | 3(–) | 9.5 | 64.6 | 25.9 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –11.1 | –18.5 | +7.4 | 1.4 | 13(–) | 5.9 | 77.1 | 17.0 |
General Business Activity | –19.8 | –14.9 | –4.9 | –2.7 | 16(–) | 10.6 | 59.0 | 30.4 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 27.1 | 18.2 | +8.9 | 11.3 | 3(+) | 31.3 | 64.6 | 4.2 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 24.8 | 15.8 | +9.0 | 30.3 | 17(+) | 37.8 | 49.2 | 13.0 |
Employment | 7.1 | –6.7 | +13.8 | 12.6 | 1(+) | 13.2 | 80.7 | 6.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 1.0 | –7.5 | +8.5 | 1.5 | 1(+) | 4.1 | 92.8 | 3.1 |
Hours Worked | 5.0 | –2.6 | +7.6 | 2.4 | 1(+) | 6.6 | 91.8 | 1.6 |
Wages and Benefits | 24.1 | 20.4 | +3.7 | 29.0 | 54(+) | 25.4 | 73.3 | 1.3 |
Input Prices | 40.0 | 24.5 | +15.5 | 33.8 | 54(+) | 48.9 | 42.2 | 8.9 |
Selling Prices | 28.9 | 3.8 | +25.1 | 28.6 | 54(+) | 42.2 | 44.4 | 13.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 11.2 | –0.2 | +11.4 | 16.6 | 1(+) | 22.7 | 65.9 | 11.5 |
Inventories | 17.0 | 12.3 | +4.7 | 10.8 | 12(+) | 28.5 | 60.0 | 11.5 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 29.3 | 5.8 | +23.5 | 28.8 | 17(+) | 36.9 | 55.5 | 7.6 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 21.0 | 2.5 | +18.5 | 21.0 | 9(+) | 28.9 | 63.2 | 7.9 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 25.6 | –6.3 | +31.9 | 14.9 | 1(+) | 32.2 | 61.2 | 6.6 |
General Business Activity | 25.7 | –1.8 | +27.5 | 10.3 | 1(+) | 34.4 | 56.9 | 8.7 |
*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.
Sign up for our email alert to be automatically notified as soon as the latest Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey is released on the web.