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Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey

Data Definitions

Variable names and definitions for data in the historical data files.

Index

rev Revenue (Sales for TROS) Cexp Capital expenditures
frev Future revenue (Future sales for TROS) Fcexp Future capital expenditures
emp Employment inv Inventories (TROS only)
femp Future employment finv Future inventories (TROS only)
pemp Part-time employment trev Companywide sales (TROS only)
fpemp Future part-time employment ftrev Future companywide sales (TROS only)
avgwk Hours worked intrev Companywide internet sales (TROS only)
favgwk Future hours worked fintrev Future companywide internet sales (TROS only)
wgs Wages and benefits colk Company outlook
fwgs Future wages and benefits fcolk Future company outlook
inp Input prices bact General business activity
finp Future input prices fbact Future general business activity
sell Selling prices uncr Outlook uncertainty
fsell Future selling prices    

All Data

revi Revenue (Sales for TROS) - percent reporting increases fselld Future selling prices - percent reporting decreases
revn Revenue (Sales for TROS) - percent reporting no change fsell Future selling prices - index
revd Revenue (Sales for TROS) - percent reporting decreases Cexpi Capital expenditures - percent reporting increases
rev Revenue (Sales for TROS) - index Cexpn Capital expenditures - percent reporting no change
frevi Future revenue (Future sales for TROS) - percent reporting increases Cexpd Capital expenditures - percent reporting decreases
frevn Future revenue (Future sales for TROS) - percent reporting no change Cexp Capital expenditures - index
frevd Future revenue (Future sales for TROS) - percent reporting decreases Fcexpi Future capital expenditures - percent reporting increases
frev Future revenue(Future sales for TROS) - index Fcexpn Future capital expenditures - percent reporting no change
empi Employment - percent reporting increases Fcexpd Future capital expenditures - percent reporting decreases
empn Employment - percent reporting no change Fcexp Future capital expenditures - index
empd Employment - percent reporting decreases invi Inventories (TROS only) - percent reporting increases
emp Employment - index invn Inventories (TROS only) - percent reporting no change
fempi Future employment - percent reporting increases invd Inventories (TROS only) - percent reporting decreases
fempn Future employment - percent reporting no change inv Inventories (TROS only) - index
fempd Future employment - percent reporting decreases finvi Future inventories (TROS only) - percent reporting increases
femp Future employment - index finvn Future inventories (TROS only) - percent reporting no change
pempi Part-time employment - percent reporting increases finvd Future inventories (TROS only) - percent reporting decreases
pempn Part-time employment - percent reporting no change finv Future inventories (TROS only) - index
pempd Part-time employment - percent reporting decreases trevi Companywide sales (TROS only) - percent reporting increases
pemp Part-time employment - index trevn Companywide sales (TROS only) - percent reporting no change
fpempi Future part-time employment - percent reporting increases trevd Companywide sales (TROS only) - percent reporting decreases
fpempn Future part-time employment - percent reporting no change trev Companywide sales (TROS only) - index
fpempd Future part-time employment - percent reporting decreases ftrevi Future companywide sales (TROS only) - percent reporting increases
fpemp Future part-time employment - index ftrevn Future companywide sales (TROS only) - percent reporting no change
avgwki Hours worked - percent reporting increases ftrevd Future companywide sales (TROS only) - percent reporting decreases
avgwkn Hours worked - percent reporting no change ftrev Future companywide sales (TROS only) - index
avgwkd Hours worked - percent reporting decreases intrevi Companywide internet sales (TROS only) - percent reporting increases
avgwk Hours worked - index intrevn Companywide internet sales (TROS only) - percent reporting no change
favgwki Future hours worked - percent reporting increases intrevd Companywide internet sales (TROS only) - percent reporting decreases
favgwkn Future hours worked - percent reporting no change intrev Companywide internet sales (TROS only) - index
favgwkd Future hours worked - percent reporting decreases fintrevi Future companywide internet sales (TROS only) - percent reporting increases
favgwk Future hours worked - index fintrevn Future companywide internet sales (TROS only) - percent reporting no change
wgsi Wages and benefits - percent reporting increases fintrevd Future companywide internet sales (TROS only) - percent reporting decreases
wgsn Wages and benefits - percent reporting no change fintrev Future companywide internet sales (TROS only) - index
wgsd Wages and benefits - percent reporting decreases colki Company outlook - percent reporting increases
wgs Wages and benefits - index colkn Company outlook - percent reporting no change
fwgsi Future wages and benefits - percent reporting increases colkd Company outlook - percent reporting decreases
fwgsn Future wages and benefits - percent reporting no change colk Company outlook - index
fwgsd Future wages and benefits - percent reporting decreases fcolki Future company outlook - percent reporting increases
fwgs Future wages and benefits - index fcolkn Future company outlook - percent reporting no change
inpi Input prices - percent reporting increases fcolkd Future company outlook - percent reporting decreases
inpn Input prices - percent reporting no change fcolk Future company outlook - index
inpd Input prices - percent reporting decreases bacti General business activity - percent reporting increases
inp Input prices - index bactn General business activity - percent reporting no change
finpi Future input prices - percent reporting increases bactd General business activity - percent reporting decreases
finpn Future input prices - percent reporting no change bact General business activity - index
finpd Future input prices - percent reporting decreases fbacti Future general business activity - percent reporting increases
finp Future input prices - index fbactn Future general business activity - percent reporting no change
selli Selling prices - percent reporting increases fbactd Future general business activity - percent reporting decreases
selln Selling prices - percent reporting no change fbact Future general business activity - index
selld Selling prices - percent reporting decreases uncri Outlook uncertainty - percent reporting increases
sell Selling prices - index uncrn Outlook uncertainty - percent reporting no change
fselli Future selling prices - percent reporting increases uncrd Outlook uncertainty - percent reporting decreases
fselln Future selling prices - percent reporting no change uncr Outlook uncertainty - index

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