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Economic surveys

  • Dallas Fed Energy Survey

    Activity in the oil and gas sector rose in third quarter 2023, 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 September, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  • Speeches and essays

    Restoring price stability requires careful calibration

    Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan delivered these remarks before the Dallas Business Club at Southern Methodist University.

  • Growth in service activity continues as price and wage pressures pick up in August

    Texas service sector activity expanded at a slightly faster pace in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  • Economic Surveys

    Banking Conditions Survey

    Loan demand declined for the eighth period in a row, though the rate of decline eased somewhat.

  • Dallas Fed Economics

    Texas shows signs of slowing; price pressures ease despite buoyant services

    Texas job growth slowed in June, though it still exceeded the U.S. rate. Meanwhile, the state economy continued to expand despite the downshift in employment and weakness in manufacturing.

  • Texas service sector activity accelerates

    Growth in Texas service sector activity expanded at a faster pace in July, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.

  • Dallas Fed Economics

    Wage growth still exceeds 3 percent despite slowing in business survey measures

    Fed policymakers working to reduce inflation have closely monitored how fast wages have risen. National estimates put recent 12-month wage inflation at around 4–5 percent, though these measures can lag other indicators of labor market conditions. More timely wage data can be found from the five regional Federal Reserve Banks that run business surveys.

  • Economic surveys

    Agricultural Survey

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

  • Growth slows in Texas service sector

    Growth in Texas service sector activity slowed in June, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.