Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | –4.1 | –4.7 | +0.6 | 10.4 | 2(–) | 21.1 | 53.7 | 25.2 |
Employment | –1.2 | –0.2 | –1.0 | 6.0 | 3(–) | 9.7 | 79.4 | 10.9 |
Part–Time Employment | –1.7 | –0.7 | –1.0 | 1.3 | 4(–) | 3.4 | 91.5 | 5.1 |
Hours Worked | 0.0 | –1.2 | +1.2 | 2.5 | 1() | 6.9 | 86.2 | 6.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 8.6 | 9.7 | –1.1 | 15.6 | 61(+) | 13.6 | 81.4 | 5.0 |
Input Prices | 21.3 | 20.5 | +0.8 | 27.8 | 62(+) | 25.9 | 69.5 | 4.6 |
Selling Prices | 6.8 | 5.2 | +1.6 | 7.5 | 59(+) | 13.1 | 80.6 | 6.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 7.5 | 4.4 | +3.1 | 9.8 | 59(+) | 14.6 | 78.3 | 7.1 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –2.4 | –8.3 | +5.9 | 4.1 | 4(–) | 13.5 | 70.5 | 15.9 |
General Business Activity | –4.4 | –10.1 | +5.7 | 2.1 | 4(–) | 14.7 | 66.2 | 19.1 |
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 19.7 | 18.7 | +1.0 | 13.6 | 49(+) | 29.3 | 61.1 | 9.6 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 33.4 | 27.2 | +6.2 | 37.3 | 62(+) | 47.9 | 37.6 | 14.5 |
Employment | 19.9 | 17.6 | +2.3 | 23.0 | 62(+) | 28.9 | 62.1 | 9.0 |
Part–Time Employment | –1.2 | 3.2 | –4.4 | 6.5 | 1(–) | 6.9 | 85.0 | 8.1 |
Hours Worked | 0.1 | 4.7 | –4.6 | 5.9 | 2(+) | 7.3 | 85.5 | 7.2 |
Wages and Benefits | 38.4 | 34.2 | +4.2 | 37.4 | 62(+) | 41.3 | 55.7 | 2.9 |
Input Prices | 31.7 | 47.7 | –16.0 | 44.3 | 222(+) | 38.8 | 54.1 | 7.1 |
Selling Prices | 16.6 | 23.7 | –7.1 | 24.5 | 62(+) | 26.3 | 64.0 | 9.7 |
Capital Expenditures | 14.0 | 13.7 | +0.3 | 22.6 | 61(+) | 23.2 | 67.6 | 9.2 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 7.1 | 3.2 | +3.9 | 15.4 | 2(+) | 24.5 | 58.1 | 17.4 |
General Business Activity | 1.5 | –0.3 | +1.8 | 12.0 | 1(+) | 23.3 | 54.9 | 21.8 |
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 | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –29.5 | –30.5 | +1.0 | 2.8 | 2(–) | 9.8 | 50.9 | 39.3 |
Employment | –9.0 | –8.1 | –0.9 | 1.4 | 3(–) | 2.3 | 86.4 | 11.3 |
Part–Time Employment | –4.9 | –3.6 | –1.3 | –1.5 | 4(–) | 2.6 | 89.9 | 7.5 |
Hours Worked | –14.1 | –3.8 | –10.3 | –2.3 | 7(–) | 0.2 | 85.5 | 14.3 |
Wages and Benefits | –3.3 | –1.1 | –2.2 | 11.1 | 2(–) | 7.5 | 81.7 | 10.8 |
Input Prices | 17.5 | 21.3 | –3.8 | 22.5 | 62(+) | 32.5 | 52.5 | 15.0 |
Selling Prices | 14.1 | 5.2 | +8.9 | 13.1 | 7(+) | 28.1 | 57.9 | 14.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 6.9 | –2.3 | +9.2 | 7.4 | 1(+) | 12.7 | 81.5 | 5.8 |
Inventories | –2.8 | –10.7 | +7.9 | 2.7 | 5(–) | 19.3 | 58.6 | 22.1 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –24.0 | –35.8 | +11.8 | 4.1 | 2(–) | 9.0 | 58.0 | 33.0 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –16.0 | –25.2 | +9.2 | 3.6 | 4(–) | 11.1 | 61.8 | 27.1 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –24.2 | –25.3 | +1.1 | 1.1 | 5(–) | 4.2 | 67.4 | 28.4 |
General Business Activity | –24.4 | –23.7 | –0.7 | –2.8 | 6(–) | 5.7 | 64.2 | 30.1 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 18.8 | 19.7 | –0.9 | 11.4 | 11(+) | 27.1 | 64.6 | 8.3 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 19.1 | 13.7 | +5.4 | 30.1 | 25(+) | 38.8 | 41.5 | 19.7 |
Employment | 13.4 | 11.0 | +2.4 | 12.6 | 2(+) | 22.1 | 69.2 | 8.7 |
Part–Time Employment | –8.1 | 2.8 | –10.9 | 1.4 | 1(–) | 7.7 | 76.5 | 15.8 |
Hours Worked | –12.3 | –1.4 | –10.9 | 2.2 | 6(–) | 2.9 | 81.9 | 15.2 |
Wages and Benefits | 27.5 | 26.2 | +1.3 | 28.9 | 62(+) | 30.5 | 66.5 | 3.0 |
Input Prices | 23.1 | 47.7 | –24.6 | 33.9 | 62(+) | 38.5 | 46.2 | 15.4 |
Selling Prices | 24.4 | 13.7 | +10.7 | 28.3 | 62(+) | 36.6 | 51.2 | 12.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 19.0 | 16.5 | +2.5 | 16.4 | 2(+) | 24.6 | 69.8 | 5.6 |
Inventories | 9.6 | 0.1 | +9.5 | 10.6 | 2(+) | 28.9 | 51.8 | 19.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 15.4 | 11.8 | +3.6 | 28.5 | 2(+) | 35.4 | 44.6 | 20.0 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 3.2 | 18.7 | –15.5 | 21.1 | 17(+) | 18.8 | 65.6 | 15.6 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jun Index | May Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 4.3 | –3.3 | +7.6 | 14.6 | 1(+) | 25.7 | 52.9 | 21.4 |
General Business Activity | –3.2 | –1.3 | –1.9 | 10.2 | 3(–) | 24.5 | 47.8 | 27.7 |
*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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