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Economic surveys

 

  • Texas Economy

    Texas service sector activity continues to decline

    Texas service sector activity remained in contractionary territory in June, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity was largely unchanged in June, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Surveys

    Banking Conditions Survey

    Loan volume and demand accelerated in June after little to no growth in the prior survey.

  • Agricultural Survey

    Bankers responding to the second-quarter agriculture survey reported mildly improved conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.

  • Texas Economy

    Texas service sector activity declines modestly

    Texas service sector activity contracted in May, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity held steady in May, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Research Department Working Papers

    Bubbling Up? What Consumer Expectations Reveal About U.S. Housing Market Exuberance

    This paper investigates the presence of speculative bubbles in the U.S. housing market after the global financial crisis. Unlike standard approaches that rely on observed economic fundamentals, the method used in this paper leverages subjective price expectations from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers to test for exuberance without imposing a specific model of intrinsic housing values.

  • Surveys

    Banking Conditions Survey

    Loan volume grew slightly while loan demand was unchanged in May. Credit tightening continued, but loan pricing declined.

  • Texas Economy

    Growth resumes in Texas service sector, but company outlooks deteriorated further

    Texas service sector activity grew slightly in April, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey. The revenue index, a key measure of state service sector conditions, rose three points to 3.8, indicating a small increase in revenue.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity continued to rise in April. The production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, was largely unchanged. Other measures of manufacturing activity signaled contraction, however.