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Economic surveys

 

  • Texas economy grows modestly; business outlooks brighten

    The Texas economy exhibited recent signs of expansion, though job growth has slowed. A measure of economic activity, The Dallas Fed Texas Business Outlook Surveys (TBOS), shows moderate gains in services revenue, a resumption of retail sales increases and stable manufacturing production.

  • Agricultural Survey

    Bankers responding to the fourth-quarter agricultural survey reported persistent weak conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.

  • Texas Economy

    Texas service sector activity growth picks up slightly; outlooks improve

    Texas service sector activity expanded at a slightly faster pace in November 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 10.9.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

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

  • Surveys

    Banking Conditions Survey

    Loan volume and loan price declines continued in November, as did credit tightening, with the pace of change similar to six weeks ago.

  • Texas overcomes mid-summer doldrums as economic prospects improve

    Economic expansion in Texas accelerated during September and October, pointing toward an improving regional economy after summer weakness.

  • Research Department Working Papers

    Do Human Capital Adjustments Protect Youths from Structural Change?

    This paper studies the effects of exposure to structural labor demand shocks during youth and adolescence on human capital accumulation and later-life earnings.

  • Texas Economy

    Texas service sector activity growth continues, outlook improves

    Texas service sector activity expanded at about the same pace in October as 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, was little changed at 9.2.

  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

    Texas factory activity rose notably in October, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

  • Surveys

    Banking Conditions Survey

    Loan volume declined in October despite the drop in loan prices, according to banking executives responding to the Banking Conditions Survey.