Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 3.8 | 1.3 | +2.5 | 10.5 | 15(+) | 25.1 | 53.6 | 21.3 |
Employment | –5.1 | 2.2 | –7.3 | 6.1 | 1(–) | 8.0 | 78.9 | 13.1 |
Part–Time Employment | –3.4 | –1.7 | –1.7 | 1.3 | 2(–) | 3.8 | 89.0 | 7.2 |
Hours Worked | 1.6 | 0.8 | +0.8 | 2.6 | 2(+) | 9.1 | 83.4 | 7.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 9.1 | 10.3 | –1.2 | 15.7 | 59(+) | 15.7 | 77.7 | 6.6 |
Input Prices | 32.5 | 27.0 | +5.5 | 27.9 | 60(+) | 35.9 | 60.7 | 3.4 |
Selling Prices | 8.4 | 5.2 | +3.2 | 7.5 | 57(+) | 14.7 | 79.0 | 6.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 0.6 | 7.4 | –6.8 | 9.8 | 57(+) | 11.7 | 77.2 | 11.1 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –15.5 | –12.5 | –3.0 | 4.2 | 2(–) | 12.4 | 59.7 | 27.9 |
General Business Activity | –19.4 | –11.3 | –8.1 | 2.2 | 2(–) | 9.6 | 61.4 | 29.0 |
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 40.5 | 27.3 | +13.2 | 13.5 | 47(+) | 50.2 | 39.9 | 9.7 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 16.8 | 30.9 | –14.1 | 37.4 | 60(+) | 42.1 | 32.5 | 25.3 |
Employment | 9.8 | 14.9 | –5.1 | 23.0 | 60(+) | 25.5 | 58.8 | 15.7 |
Part–Time Employment | –2.0 | –1.5 | –0.5 | 6.5 | 2(–) | 7.7 | 82.6 | 9.7 |
Hours Worked | –0.2 | 4.6 | –4.8 | 5.9 | 1(–) | 8.7 | 82.4 | 8.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 29.2 | 27.7 | +1.5 | 37.5 | 60(+) | 35.0 | 59.2 | 5.8 |
Input Prices | 49.7 | 41.2 | +8.5 | 44.3 | 220(+) | 54.9 | 40.0 | 5.2 |
Selling Prices | 26.2 | 20.6 | +5.6 | 24.5 | 60(+) | 36.3 | 53.6 | 10.1 |
Capital Expenditures | 8.6 | 11.9 | –3.3 | 22.7 | 59(+) | 22.6 | 63.4 | 14.0 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –11.7 | –0.6 | –11.1 | 15.5 | 2(–) | 20.7 | 46.9 | 32.4 |
General Business Activity | –16.0 | –1.1 | –14.9 | 12.1 | 2(–) | 19.6 | 44.9 | 35.6 |
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 | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 2.3 | –5.8 | +8.1 | 3.1 | 1(+) | 27.5 | 47.3 | 25.2 |
Employment | –8.1 | 10.2 | –18.3 | 1.5 | 1(–) | 4.0 | 83.9 | 12.1 |
Part–Time Employment | –7.2 | –2.2 | –5.0 | –1.5 | 2(–) | 0.6 | 91.6 | 7.8 |
Hours Worked | –3.8 | –5.0 | +1.2 | –2.2 | 5(–) | 7.5 | 81.2 | 11.3 |
Wages and Benefits | 1.0 | 12.3 | –11.3 | 11.2 | 57(+) | 16.5 | 68.0 | 15.5 |
Input Prices | 34.9 | 24.4 | +10.5 | 22.5 | 60(+) | 42.5 | 50.0 | 7.6 |
Selling Prices | 21.3 | 4.8 | +16.5 | 13.1 | 5(+) | 27.9 | 65.5 | 6.6 |
Capital Expenditures | –2.5 | 7.6 | –10.1 | 7.5 | 1(–) | 12.5 | 72.5 | 15.0 |
Inventories | –2.4 | –1.0 | –1.4 | 2.8 | 3(–) | 22.3 | 53.0 | 24.7 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 4.7 | –11.0 | +15.7 | 4.4 | 1(+) | 28.3 | 48.2 | 23.6 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –2.8 | –1.6 | –1.2 | 3.8 | 2(–) | 12.5 | 72.2 | 15.3 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –25.0 | –4.9 | –20.1 | 1.3 | 3(–) | 4.6 | 65.8 | 29.6 |
General Business Activity | –14.8 | –2.9 | –11.9 | –2.6 | 4(–) | 9.8 | 65.7 | 24.6 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 30.9 | 12.8 | +18.1 | 11.2 | 9(+) | 45.7 | 39.5 | 14.8 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 0.1 | 18.6 | –18.5 | 30.2 | 23(+) | 33.0 | 34.1 | 32.9 |
Employment | –0.3 | 16.4 | –16.7 | 12.6 | 1(–) | 21.9 | 55.9 | 22.2 |
Part–Time Employment | –16.7 | 2.5 | –19.2 | 1.5 | 1(–) | 0.5 | 82.3 | 17.2 |
Hours Worked | –14.5 | –7.7 | –6.8 | 2.3 | 4(–) | 1.3 | 82.9 | 15.8 |
Wages and Benefits | 17.2 | 12.3 | +4.9 | 28.9 | 60(+) | 31.2 | 54.8 | 14.0 |
Input Prices | 49.7 | 35.0 | +14.7 | 33.9 | 60(+) | 54.9 | 40.0 | 5.2 |
Selling Prices | 8.6 | 26.8 | –18.2 | 28.4 | 60(+) | 22.6 | 63.4 | 14.0 |
Capital Expenditures | –12.5 | 16.7 | –29.2 | 16.4 | 1(–) | 14.3 | 58.9 | 26.8 |
Inventories | –3.7 | 9.9 | –13.6 | 10.6 | 1(–) | 24.3 | 47.6 | 28.0 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –6.8 | 18.8 | –25.6 | 28.6 | 1(–) | 28.7 | 35.7 | 35.5 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 40.5 | 9.4 | +31.1 | 21.1 | 15(+) | 50.2 | 39.9 | 9.7 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –25.1 | –5.4 | –19.7 | 14.8 | 2(–) | 20.9 | 33.1 | 46.0 |
General Business Activity | –24.2 | 6.9 | –31.1 | 10.3 | 1(–) | 20.1 | 35.6 | 44.3 |
*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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