Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 8.6 | 6.3 | +2.3 | 10.3 | 2(+) | 29.1 | 50.4 | 20.5 |
Employment | 1.2 | 2.8 | –1.6 | 6.0 | 2(+) | 14.3 | 72.6 | 13.1 |
Part–Time Employment | –2.7 | –3.8 | +1.1 | 1.3 | 6(–) | 4.6 | 88.1 | 7.3 |
Hours Worked | 5.1 | 3.2 | +1.9 | 2.5 | 2(+) | 10.3 | 84.5 | 5.2 |
Wages and Benefits | 15.7 | 13.4 | +2.3 | 15.6 | 63(+) | 20.1 | 75.5 | 4.4 |
Input Prices | 27.9 | 25.3 | +2.6 | 27.8 | 64(+) | 32.3 | 63.3 | 4.4 |
Selling Prices | 2.7 | 3.3 | –0.6 | 7.5 | 61(+) | 12.9 | 76.9 | 10.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 5.8 | 12.1 | –6.3 | 9.8 | 61(+) | 13.2 | 79.4 | 7.4 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 4.3 | –2.1 | +6.4 | 4.1 | 1(+) | 20.0 | 64.3 | 15.7 |
General Business Activity | 6.8 | 2.0 | +4.8 | 2.1 | 2(+) | 20.5 | 65.8 | 13.7 |
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 11.2 | 12.8 | –1.6 | 13.6 | 51(+) | 24.6 | 62.0 | 13.4 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 33.8 | 31.3 | +2.5 | 37.3 | 64(+) | 46.7 | 40.3 | 12.9 |
Employment | 20.4 | 19.1 | +1.3 | 23.0 | 64(+) | 30.5 | 59.4 | 10.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 5.6 | 3.8 | +1.8 | 6.5 | 2(+) | 10.8 | 84.0 | 5.2 |
Hours Worked | 8.1 | 7.0 | +1.1 | 5.9 | 4(+) | 11.8 | 84.5 | 3.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 38.0 | 34.5 | +3.5 | 37.4 | 64(+) | 40.6 | 56.8 | 2.6 |
Input Prices | 41.3 | 41.4 | –0.1 | 44.3 | 224(+) | 47.7 | 45.9 | 6.4 |
Selling Prices | 21.5 | 20.5 | +1.0 | 24.4 | 64(+) | 30.5 | 60.5 | 9.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 17.3 | 13.5 | +3.8 | 22.5 | 63(+) | 27.0 | 63.4 | 9.7 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 11.9 | 13.8 | –1.9 | 15.4 | 4(+) | 29.7 | 52.5 | 17.8 |
General Business Activity | 10.7 | 9.8 | +0.9 | 11.9 | 3(+) | 27.7 | 55.3 | 17.0 |
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 | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –2.1 | 0.8 | –2.9 | 2.8 | 1(–) | 23.9 | 50.1 | 26.0 |
Employment | –2.0 | –0.8 | –1.2 | 1.4 | 5(–) | 14.3 | 69.4 | 16.3 |
Part–Time Employment | –15.5 | 2.0 | –17.5 | –1.6 | 1(–) | 1.5 | 81.5 | 17.0 |
Hours Worked | –3.6 | 0.6 | –4.2 | –2.3 | 1(–) | 6.8 | 82.8 | 10.4 |
Wages and Benefits | 11.5 | 14.4 | –2.9 | 11.1 | 2(+) | 19.1 | 73.3 | 7.6 |
Input Prices | 22.4 | 31.6 | –9.2 | 22.6 | 64(+) | 29.9 | 62.6 | 7.5 |
Selling Prices | 4.1 | 9.0 | –4.9 | 13.0 | 9(+) | 24.4 | 55.3 | 20.3 |
Capital Expenditures | –0.1 | 8.3 | –8.4 | 7.4 | 1(–) | 9.4 | 81.1 | 9.5 |
Inventories | –2.7 | –2.1 | –0.6 | 2.6 | 7(–) | 21.7 | 53.9 | 24.4 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –10.7 | –15.3 | +4.6 | 3.9 | 4(–) | 20.8 | 47.8 | 31.5 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –10.0 | –9.0 | –1.0 | 3.5 | 6(–) | 16.1 | 57.8 | 26.1 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 0.7 | –3.3 | +4.0 | 1.0 | 1(+) | 17.2 | 66.3 | 16.5 |
General Business Activity | 1.9 | –4.0 | +5.9 | –2.8 | 1(+) | 19.6 | 62.7 | 17.7 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 8.2 | 16.3 | –8.1 | 11.4 | 13(+) | 22.4 | 63.4 | 14.2 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 29.6 | 31.2 | –1.6 | 30.1 | 27(+) | 41.2 | 47.1 | 11.6 |
Employment | 22.4 | 23.4 | –1.0 | 12.7 | 4(+) | 33.2 | 56.0 | 10.8 |
Part–Time Employment | 0.0 | 15.7 | –15.7 | 1.5 | 1() | 7.8 | 84.4 | 7.8 |
Hours Worked | 7.9 | 10.4 | –2.5 | 2.2 | 2(+) | 15.4 | 77.1 | 7.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 35.1 | 34.9 | +0.2 | 29.0 | 64(+) | 41.9 | 51.3 | 6.8 |
Input Prices | 41.3 | 41.4 | –0.1 | 34.0 | 64(+) | 47.7 | 45.9 | 6.4 |
Selling Prices | 17.3 | 13.5 | +3.8 | 28.2 | 64(+) | 27.0 | 63.4 | 9.7 |
Capital Expenditures | 18.5 | 9.5 | +9.0 | 16.4 | 4(+) | 28.9 | 60.7 | 10.4 |
Inventories | 11.8 | 13.0 | –1.2 | 10.6 | 4(+) | 32.4 | 47.0 | 20.6 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 26.7 | 22.2 | +4.5 | 28.4 | 4(+) | 39.9 | 46.8 | 13.2 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 11.2 | 12.8 | –1.6 | 21.0 | 19(+) | 24.6 | 62.0 | 13.4 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Aug Index | Jul Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 16.5 | 19.8 | –3.3 | 14.7 | 3(+) | 32.9 | 50.7 | 16.4 |
General Business Activity | 13.4 | 15.6 | –2.2 | 10.2 | 2(+) | 27.3 | 58.8 | 13.9 |
*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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