Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 10.9 | 9.2 | +1.7 | 10.6 | 10(+) | 30.2 | 50.5 | 19.3 |
Employment | 5.1 | –0.2 | +5.3 | 6.2 | 1(+) | 12.2 | 80.7 | 7.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.5 | –2.0 | +4.5 | 1.3 | 1(+) | 5.1 | 92.3 | 2.6 |
Hours Worked | 4.8 | 2.5 | +2.3 | 2.6 | 2(+) | 8.1 | 88.6 | 3.3 |
Wages and Benefits | 16.4 | 16.3 | +0.1 | 15.8 | 54(+) | 18.8 | 78.8 | 2.4 |
Input Prices | 19.0 | 26.1 | –7.1 | 27.9 | 55(+) | 25.3 | 68.4 | 6.3 |
Selling Prices | 2.8 | 4.0 | –1.2 | 7.5 | 52(+) | 13.8 | 75.2 | 11.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 10.3 | 9.2 | +1.1 | 9.9 | 52(+) | 15.9 | 78.5 | 5.6 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 10.1 | 3.8 | +6.3 | 4.3 | 3(+) | 21.3 | 67.5 | 11.2 |
General Business Activity | 9.8 | 2.0 | +7.8 | 2.3 | 2(+) | 22.3 | 65.2 | 12.5 |
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 1.8 | 17.9 | –16.1 | 13.3 | 42(+) | 23.6 | 54.6 | 21.8 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 44.0 | 40.1 | +3.9 | 37.4 | 55(+) | 54.9 | 34.2 | 10.9 |
Employment | 28.1 | 23.6 | +4.5 | 23.0 | 55(+) | 33.6 | 60.9 | 5.5 |
Part–Time Employment | 6.5 | 5.6 | +0.9 | 6.6 | 6(+) | 10.0 | 86.5 | 3.5 |
Hours Worked | 10.0 | 6.2 | +3.8 | 5.9 | 55(+) | 13.6 | 82.8 | 3.6 |
Wages and Benefits | 39.8 | 45.9 | –6.1 | 37.4 | 55(+) | 42.9 | 54.0 | 3.1 |
Input Prices | 36.9 | 43.9 | –7.0 | 44.4 | 215(+) | 45.1 | 46.7 | 8.2 |
Selling Prices | 25.4 | 26.2 | –0.8 | 24.5 | 55(+) | 34.3 | 56.8 | 8.9 |
Capital Expenditures | 24.1 | 22.5 | +1.6 | 22.8 | 54(+) | 29.4 | 65.3 | 5.3 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 30.1 | 25.7 | +4.4 | 15.5 | 13(+) | 40.4 | 49.4 | 10.3 |
General Business Activity | 29.8 | 25.3 | +4.5 | 12.0 | 7(+) | 40.4 | 49.0 | 10.6 |
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 | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 4.6 | –11.4 | +16.0 | 3.3 | 1(+) | 31.2 | 42.3 | 26.6 |
Employment | 5.7 | –3.8 | +9.5 | 1.6 | 1(+) | 6.9 | 91.9 | 1.2 |
Part–Time Employment | 1.0 | –2.7 | +3.7 | –1.6 | 1(+) | 2.2 | 96.6 | 1.2 |
Hours Worked | 9.9 | 1.0 | +8.9 | –2.2 | 2(+) | 10.0 | 89.9 | 0.1 |
Wages and Benefits | 18.0 | 3.8 | +14.2 | 11.2 | 52(+) | 19.0 | 80.0 | 1.0 |
Input Prices | 9.0 | 18.7 | –9.7 | 22.5 | 55(+) | 21.5 | 66.0 | 12.5 |
Selling Prices | 0.1 | –1.0 | +1.1 | 13.2 | 1(+) | 19.5 | 61.1 | 19.4 |
Capital Expenditures | 14.2 | –1.1 | +15.3 | 7.6 | 1(+) | 15.7 | 82.8 | 1.5 |
Inventories | 16.6 | 7.6 | +9.0 | 2.8 | 4(+) | 35.7 | 45.3 | 19.1 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 8.4 | –9.4 | +17.8 | 4.4 | 1(+) | 32.8 | 42.8 | 24.4 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 9.4 | –16.4 | +25.8 | 3.9 | 1(+) | 26.0 | 57.4 | 16.6 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 11.9 | –11.1 | +23.0 | 1.4 | 1(+) | 22.6 | 66.7 | 10.7 |
General Business Activity | 8.2 | –19.8 | +28.0 | –2.7 | 1(+) | 23.3 | 61.6 | 15.1 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 8.4 | 27.1 | –18.7 | 11.2 | 4(+) | 29.2 | 50.0 | 20.8 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 25.3 | 24.8 | +0.5 | 30.3 | 18(+) | 41.6 | 42.1 | 16.3 |
Employment | 18.1 | 7.1 | +11.0 | 12.6 | 2(+) | 23.7 | 70.6 | 5.6 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.1 | 1.0 | +1.1 | 1.5 | 2(+) | 6.0 | 90.1 | 3.9 |
Hours Worked | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2(+) | 11.0 | 83.0 | 6.0 |
Wages and Benefits | 26.3 | 24.1 | +2.2 | 29.0 | 55(+) | 32.2 | 62.0 | 5.9 |
Input Prices | 22.3 | 40.0 | –17.7 | 33.7 | 55(+) | 35.6 | 51.1 | 13.3 |
Selling Prices | 20.0 | 28.9 | –8.9 | 28.5 | 55(+) | 33.3 | 53.3 | 13.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 17.2 | 11.2 | +6.0 | 16.6 | 2(+) | 23.7 | 69.8 | 6.5 |
Inventories | 2.8 | 17.0 | –14.2 | 10.7 | 13(+) | 28.6 | 45.6 | 25.8 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 29.1 | 29.3 | –0.2 | 28.8 | 18(+) | 41.1 | 46.8 | 12.0 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 20.5 | 21.0 | –0.5 | 21.0 | 10(+) | 30.8 | 59.0 | 10.3 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Nov Index | Oct Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 29.1 | 25.6 | +3.5 | 14.9 | 2(+) | 40.8 | 47.4 | 11.7 |
General Business Activity | 28.7 | 25.7 | +3.0 | 10.4 | 2(+) | 39.4 | 50.0 | 10.7 |
*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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