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Economic surveys

  • Texas service activity improves, but moderate growth continues

    Texas service sector activity expanded at a faster pace in July than the prior month, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey. The revenue index, a key measure of state service sector conditions, increased to 7.7 in July from 1.9 in June.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity was flat again in July, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Economic Surveys

    Banking Conditions Survey

    Loan volumes grew at a faster pace in June, according to banking executives responding to the Banking Conditions Survey.

  • Oil and gas activity rises modestly as production, employment little changed

    Activity in the oil and gas sector grew in the second quarter of 2024, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.

  • Growth in Texas service activity moderates

    Texas service sector activity expanded at a slower pace in June than the prior month, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey. The revenue index, a key measure of state service sector conditions, fell to 1.9 in June from 6.7 in May.

  • Dallas Fed Economics

    Texas firms using AI report little impact on employment

    Learning how businesses use artificial intelligence (AI) helps policymakers understand changing economic conditions, particularly involving employment and productivity.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

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

  • Economic surveys

    Agricultural Survey

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

  • Dallas Fed Economics

    Service sector leads Texas gains; firms say credit constraints not binding

    Texas economic activity expanded at a modest pace in May, driven by the service sector. Texas employment growth picked up, and the unemployment rate nudged up to 4.0 percent in April from 3.9 percent in March.

  • Growth resumes in Texas service sector, but outlooks continue to worsen

    Growth in the Texas service sector expanded in May after activity stalled 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, increased from 0.3 to 6.7, a reading suggestive of an increase in activity.