Surveys
Banking Conditions Survey
Loan volumes declined after having largely stabilized in the two prior surveys, according to banking executives responding to the Banking Conditions Survey.
May 13, 2024
Texas economic activity expands modestly; labor market remains healthy
Texas economic activity expanded at a modest pace in April. While the manufacturing sector rebounded, the service sector slowed. Texas employment growth was moderate in the first quarter, slightly above the state’s roughly 2 percent long-run trend, and the unemployment rate held steady.
May 07, 2024
Texas Economy
Growth stalls in Texas service sector while price pressures continue easing
Growth in Texas service sector activity slowed 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, fell from 4.0 to 0.3, with the near-zero reading suggestive of flat output growth.
April 29, 2024
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory output strengthened slightly in April, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
April 29, 2024
Surveys
Banking Conditions Survey
Loan volumes declined after having largely stabilized in the two prior surveys. Credit standards continued to tighten, and loan pricing continued to rise.
April 01, 2024
Research Department Working Papers
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Survey Methodology, Performance and Forecast Accuracy
This paper describes the survey methodology and analyzes the explanatory and predictive power of TMOS indexes with regard to other measures of state economic activity.
March 28, 2024
Improved business outlooks, faster job growth boost Texas outlook
A majority of Texas Business Outlook Surveys participants expect increasing demand over the next six months, signaling an improving business outlook, even as inflation and wage growth in Texas remain elevated.
March 28, 2024
Surveys
Outlook improves even as oil and gas activity little changed; breakeven prices increase
Activity in the oil and gas sector was relatively unchanged in the first quarter of 2024, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
March 27, 2024
Texas Economy
Modest growth continues in Texas service sector
Texas service sector activity expanded in February after contracting in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
March 26, 2024
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Texas factory activity weakened in March after stabilizing in February, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
March 25, 2024