Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 6.3 | –4.1 | +10.4 | 10.3 | 1(+) | 26.3 | 53.7 | 20.0 |
Employment | 2.8 | –1.2 | +4.0 | 6.0 | 1(+) | 13.4 | 76.0 | 10.6 |
Part–Time Employment | –3.8 | –1.7 | –2.1 | 1.3 | 5(–) | 2.3 | 91.6 | 6.1 |
Hours Worked | 3.2 | 0.0 | +3.2 | 2.5 | 1(+) | 8.1 | 87.0 | 4.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 13.4 | 8.6 | +4.8 | 15.6 | 62(+) | 16.9 | 79.6 | 3.5 |
Input Prices | 25.3 | 21.3 | +4.0 | 27.8 | 63(+) | 28.4 | 68.5 | 3.1 |
Selling Prices | 3.3 | 6.8 | –3.5 | 7.5 | 60(+) | 13.6 | 76.1 | 10.3 |
Capital Expenditures | 12.1 | 7.5 | +4.6 | 9.8 | 60(+) | 16.9 | 78.3 | 4.8 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –2.1 | –2.4 | +0.3 | 4.1 | 5(–) | 16.3 | 65.3 | 18.4 |
General Business Activity | 2.0 | –4.4 | +6.4 | 2.1 | 1(+) | 16.8 | 68.4 | 14.8 |
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 12.8 | 19.7 | –6.9 | 13.6 | 50(+) | 22.6 | 67.6 | 9.8 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 31.3 | 33.4 | –2.1 | 37.3 | 63(+) | 46.0 | 39.2 | 14.7 |
Employment | 19.1 | 19.9 | –0.8 | 23.0 | 63(+) | 29.6 | 59.9 | 10.5 |
Part–Time Employment | 3.8 | –1.2 | +5.0 | 6.5 | 1(+) | 8.6 | 86.6 | 4.8 |
Hours Worked | 7.0 | 0.1 | +6.9 | 5.9 | 3(+) | 11.1 | 84.8 | 4.1 |
Wages and Benefits | 34.5 | 38.4 | –3.9 | 37.4 | 63(+) | 38.6 | 57.3 | 4.1 |
Input Prices | 41.4 | 31.7 | +9.7 | 44.3 | 223(+) | 45.7 | 49.9 | 4.3 |
Selling Prices | 20.5 | 16.6 | +3.9 | 24.5 | 63(+) | 28.9 | 62.7 | 8.4 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.5 | 14.0 | –0.5 | 22.5 | 62(+) | 22.2 | 69.1 | 8.7 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 13.8 | 7.1 | +6.7 | 15.4 | 3(+) | 31.5 | 50.8 | 17.7 |
General Business Activity | 9.8 | 1.5 | +8.3 | 11.9 | 2(+) | 28.0 | 53.8 | 18.2 |
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 | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 0.8 | –29.5 | +30.3 | 2.8 | 1(+) | 24.5 | 51.8 | 23.7 |
Employment | –0.8 | –9.0 | +8.2 | 1.4 | 4(–) | 9.1 | 81.0 | 9.9 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.0 | –4.9 | +6.9 | –1.5 | 1(+) | 7.5 | 87.0 | 5.5 |
Hours Worked | 0.6 | –14.1 | +14.7 | –2.2 | 1(+) | 6.5 | 87.6 | 5.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 14.4 | –3.3 | +17.7 | 11.1 | 1(+) | 23.0 | 68.4 | 8.6 |
Input Prices | 31.6 | 17.5 | +14.1 | 22.6 | 63(+) | 41.7 | 48.2 | 10.1 |
Selling Prices | 9.0 | 14.1 | –5.1 | 13.1 | 8(+) | 24.7 | 59.6 | 15.7 |
Capital Expenditures | 8.3 | 6.9 | +1.4 | 7.4 | 2(+) | 13.8 | 80.7 | 5.5 |
Inventories | –2.1 | –2.8 | +0.7 | 2.6 | 6(–) | 16.3 | 65.3 | 18.4 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –15.3 | –24.0 | +8.7 | 4.0 | 3(–) | 14.7 | 55.3 | 30.0 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –9.0 | –16.0 | +7.0 | 3.5 | 5(–) | 7.8 | 75.4 | 16.8 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –3.3 | –24.2 | +20.9 | 1.0 | 6(–) | 16.0 | 64.7 | 19.3 |
General Business Activity | –4.0 | –24.4 | +20.4 | –2.8 | 7(–) | 15.3 | 65.4 | 19.3 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 16.3 | 18.8 | –2.5 | 11.5 | 12(+) | 22.8 | 70.7 | 6.5 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 31.2 | 19.1 | +12.1 | 30.1 | 26(+) | 41.0 | 49.2 | 9.8 |
Employment | 23.4 | 13.4 | +10.0 | 12.7 | 3(+) | 30.1 | 63.3 | 6.7 |
Part–Time Employment | 15.7 | –8.1 | +23.8 | 1.5 | 1(+) | 16.5 | 82.7 | 0.8 |
Hours Worked | 10.4 | –12.3 | +22.7 | 2.2 | 1(+) | 14.1 | 82.2 | 3.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 34.9 | 27.5 | +7.4 | 28.9 | 63(+) | 38.1 | 58.6 | 3.2 |
Input Prices | 41.4 | 23.1 | +18.3 | 33.9 | 63(+) | 45.7 | 49.9 | 4.3 |
Selling Prices | 13.5 | 24.4 | –10.9 | 28.3 | 63(+) | 22.2 | 69.1 | 8.7 |
Capital Expenditures | 9.5 | 19.0 | –9.5 | 16.4 | 3(+) | 17.3 | 74.9 | 7.8 |
Inventories | 13.0 | 9.6 | +3.4 | 10.6 | 3(+) | 31.3 | 50.4 | 18.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 22.2 | 15.4 | +6.8 | 28.5 | 3(+) | 37.1 | 48.0 | 14.9 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 12.8 | 3.2 | +9.6 | 21.0 | 18(+) | 22.6 | 67.6 | 9.8 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jul Index | Jun Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 19.8 | 4.3 | +15.5 | 14.7 | 2(+) | 33.6 | 52.6 | 13.8 |
General Business Activity | 15.6 | –3.2 | +18.8 | 10.2 | 1(+) | 33.9 | 47.9 | 18.3 |
*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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