Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | –6.4 | –2.4 | –4.0 | 10.2 | 2(–) | 20.7 | 52.2 | 27.1 |
Employment | –5.8 | –3.6 | –2.2 | 5.9 | 2(–) | 12.2 | 69.8 | 18.0 |
Part–Time Employment | –0.1 | –0.6 | +0.5 | 1.2 | 8(–) | 6.2 | 87.5 | 6.3 |
Hours Worked | –1.4 | –1.0 | –0.4 | 2.5 | 2(–) | 6.7 | 85.2 | 8.1 |
Wages and Benefits | 10.7 | 11.9 | –1.2 | 15.6 | 65(+) | 15.4 | 79.9 | 4.7 |
Input Prices | 23.0 | 24.4 | –1.4 | 27.7 | 66(+) | 27.9 | 67.2 | 4.9 |
Selling Prices | 4.6 | 1.6 | +3.0 | 7.5 | 63(+) | 13.4 | 77.8 | 8.8 |
Capital Expenditures | 5.8 | 7.3 | –1.5 | 9.8 | 63(+) | 12.6 | 80.6 | 6.8 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –10.0 | –2.6 | –7.4 | 4.0 | 2(–) | 12.8 | 64.4 | 22.8 |
General Business Activity | –9.4 | –5.6 | –3.8 | 2.1 | 2(–) | 13.0 | 64.6 | 22.4 |
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 22.2 | 22.5 | –0.3 | 13.8 | 53(+) | 32.5 | 57.2 | 10.3 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 33.7 | 35.3 | –1.6 | 37.3 | 66(+) | 48.9 | 36.0 | 15.2 |
Employment | 20.1 | 25.4 | –5.3 | 23.0 | 66(+) | 30.2 | 59.7 | 10.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 3.7 | 6.8 | –3.1 | 6.5 | 4(+) | 9.6 | 84.5 | 5.9 |
Hours Worked | 3.9 | 2.9 | +1.0 | 5.9 | 6(+) | 9.4 | 85.1 | 5.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 38.1 | 39.5 | –1.4 | 37.4 | 66(+) | 42.3 | 53.5 | 4.2 |
Input Prices | 38.6 | 42.9 | –4.3 | 44.2 | 226(+) | 45.3 | 47.9 | 6.7 |
Selling Prices | 22.2 | 26.8 | –4.6 | 24.4 | 66(+) | 31.3 | 59.6 | 9.1 |
Capital Expenditures | 17.7 | 20.5 | –2.8 | 22.5 | 65(+) | 26.8 | 64.0 | 9.1 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 8.7 | 13.1 | –4.4 | 15.3 | 6(+) | 27.4 | 53.9 | 18.7 |
General Business Activity | 5.7 | 11.6 | –5.9 | 11.9 | 5(+) | 25.9 | 53.9 | 20.2 |
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 | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –23.5 | –17.2 | –6.3 | 2.6 | 3(–) | 15.7 | 45.0 | 39.2 |
Employment | –15.3 | –3.0 | –12.3 | 1.3 | 7(–) | 9.4 | 65.9 | 24.7 |
Part–Time Employment | –3.2 | –3.9 | +0.7 | –1.6 | 3(–) | 6.6 | 83.6 | 9.8 |
Hours Worked | –6.8 | –8.2 | +1.4 | –2.3 | 3(–) | 5.9 | 81.4 | 12.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 13.3 | 12.6 | +0.7 | 11.1 | 4(+) | 19.4 | 74.5 | 6.1 |
Input Prices | 30.6 | 22.0 | +8.6 | 22.6 | 66(+) | 38.2 | 54.2 | 7.6 |
Selling Prices | 15.4 | 9.2 | +6.2 | 13.0 | 11(+) | 27.2 | 61.0 | 11.8 |
Capital Expenditures | 15.7 | 13.7 | +2.0 | 7.5 | 2(+) | 18.0 | 79.7 | 2.3 |
Inventories | 0.1 | –0.3 | +0.4 | 2.6 | 1(+) | 21.3 | 57.5 | 21.2 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –19.2 | –8.2 | –11.0 | 3.8 | 6(–) | 20.3 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –15.7 | –1.9 | –13.8 | 3.4 | 8(–) | 13.5 | 57.3 | 29.2 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –22.3 | –5.4 | –16.9 | 0.9 | 2(–) | 7.6 | 62.5 | 29.9 |
General Business Activity | –23.7 | –14.7 | –9.0 | –3.0 | 2(–) | 10.5 | 55.3 | 34.2 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 17.3 | 26.6 | –9.3 | 11.7 | 15(+) | 31.1 | 55.1 | 13.8 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 23.2 | 26.6 | –3.4 | 30.1 | 29(+) | 37.7 | 47.8 | 14.5 |
Employment | 8.7 | 26.1 | –17.4 | 12.8 | 6(+) | 21.4 | 65.9 | 12.7 |
Part–Time Employment | 6.9 | 1.7 | +5.2 | 1.5 | 2(+) | 11.7 | 83.5 | 4.8 |
Hours Worked | –2.1 | 2.5 | –4.6 | 2.2 | 1(–) | 8.8 | 80.3 | 10.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 35.9 | 40.9 | –5.0 | 29.1 | 66(+) | 37.0 | 61.9 | 1.1 |
Input Prices | 38.6 | 52.3 | –13.7 | 34.1 | 66(+) | 45.3 | 47.9 | 6.7 |
Selling Prices | 17.7 | 40.5 | –22.8 | 28.2 | 66(+) | 26.8 | 64.0 | 9.1 |
Capital Expenditures | 19.1 | 19.2 | –0.1 | 16.4 | 6(+) | 26.1 | 66.9 | 7.0 |
Inventories | 23.7 | 20.8 | +2.9 | 10.7 | 6(+) | 33.0 | 57.7 | 9.3 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 20.1 | 20.7 | –0.6 | 28.4 | 6(+) | 37.1 | 45.9 | 17.0 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 22.2 | 10.8 | +11.4 | 20.9 | 21(+) | 32.5 | 57.2 | 10.3 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Oct Index | Sep Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 9.3 | 5.7 | +3.6 | 14.6 | 5(+) | 24.7 | 59.9 | 15.4 |
General Business Activity | 3.2 | 4.7 | –1.5 | 10.2 | 4(+) | 23.6 | 56.0 | 20.4 |
*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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