Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 0.3 | 4.0 | –3.7 | 10.7 | 3(+) | 24.1 | 52.0 | 23.8 |
Employment | –2.6 | –1.2 | –1.4 | 6.4 | 2(–) | 9.4 | 78.6 | 12.0 |
Part–Time Employment | 0.1 | –1.2 | +1.3 | 1.4 | 1(+) | 5.9 | 88.3 | 5.8 |
Hours Worked | –2.1 | 0.7 | –2.8 | 2.6 | 1(–) | 6.9 | 84.1 | 9.0 |
Wages and Benefits | 14.2 | 19.5 | –5.3 | 15.8 | 47(+) | 17.2 | 79.8 | 3.0 |
Input Prices | 28.8 | 30.4 | –1.6 | 28.0 | 48(+) | 33.3 | 62.2 | 4.5 |
Selling Prices | 3.9 | 7.7 | –3.8 | 7.6 | 45(+) | 12.9 | 78.1 | 9.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 5.4 | 6.7 | –1.3 | 10.0 | 45(+) | 15.9 | 73.6 | 10.5 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –1.8 | –0.1 | –1.7 | 4.4 | 2(–) | 13.0 | 72.1 | 14.8 |
General Business Activity | –10.6 | –5.5 | –5.1 | 2.4 | 23(–) | 9.4 | 70.6 | 20.0 |
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 13.4 | 10.2 | +3.2 | 13.5 | 35(+) | 22.6 | 68.3 | 9.2 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 33.3 | 39.2 | –5.9 | 37.4 | 48(+) | 45.9 | 41.5 | 12.6 |
Employment | 13.1 | 21.9 | –8.8 | 23.1 | 48(+) | 25.7 | 61.7 | 12.6 |
Part–Time Employment | 3.1 | 5.5 | –2.4 | 6.7 | 22(+) | 9.1 | 84.9 | 6.0 |
Hours Worked | 5.7 | 4.9 | +0.8 | 5.8 | 48(+) | 10.7 | 84.3 | 5.0 |
Wages and Benefits | 35.6 | 36.0 | –0.4 | 37.4 | 48(+) | 40.0 | 55.6 | 4.4 |
Input Prices | 40.2 | 38.1 | +2.1 | 44.6 | 208(+) | 46.4 | 47.5 | 6.2 |
Selling Prices | 26.2 | 24.7 | +1.5 | 24.7 | 48(+) | 34.1 | 58.0 | 7.9 |
Capital Expenditures | 16.3 | 17.4 | –1.1 | 23.0 | 47(+) | 25.2 | 65.9 | 8.9 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 8.0 | 12.2 | –4.2 | 15.5 | 6(+) | 25.2 | 57.6 | 17.2 |
General Business Activity | –1.9 | 5.4 | –7.3 | 12.0 | 1(–) | 19.2 | 59.7 | 21.1 |
Texas Retail Outlook Survey
Results Table
Historical data are available from January 2007 to the most current release month.
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Retail (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –10.4 | –3.4 | –7.0 | 3.7 | 12(–) | 16.9 | 55.8 | 27.3 |
Employment | –0.5 | –5.0 | +4.5 | 1.8 | 2(–) | 6.9 | 85.7 | 7.4 |
Part–Time Employment | 2.6 | 1.3 | +1.3 | –1.5 | 3(+) | 9.5 | 83.6 | 6.9 |
Hours Worked | –12.8 | –6.3 | –6.5 | –2.1 | 4(–) | 3.1 | 81.0 | 15.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 11.0 | 22.4 | –11.4 | 11.3 | 45(+) | 17.4 | 76.2 | 6.4 |
Input Prices | 12.7 | 27.0 | –14.3 | 22.8 | 48(+) | 26.1 | 60.5 | 13.4 |
Selling Prices | –8.0 | 4.4 | –12.4 | 13.6 | 1(–) | 14.0 | 64.0 | 22.0 |
Capital Expenditures | 1.7 | 4.8 | –3.1 | 7.8 | 5(+) | 16.3 | 69.1 | 14.6 |
Inventories | –3.0 | 16.1 | –19.1 | 2.7 | 1(–) | 20.6 | 55.8 | 23.6 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –11.7 | 2.4 | –14.1 | 4.9 | 1(–) | 18.3 | 51.7 | 30.0 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –3.4 | 6.5 | –9.9 | 4.1 | 1(–) | 17.8 | 61.0 | 21.2 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | –6.4 | –4.5 | –1.9 | 1.9 | 7(–) | 7.1 | 79.4 | 13.5 |
General Business Activity | –18.0 | –15.6 | –2.4 | –2.2 | 10(–) | 2.2 | 77.6 | 20.2 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 15.8 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 5(+) | 26.3 | 63.2 | 10.5 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 31.4 | 33.5 | –2.1 | 30.6 | 11(+) | 39.2 | 53.0 | 7.8 |
Employment | 9.6 | 17.3 | –7.7 | 12.9 | 16(+) | 18.9 | 71.8 | 9.3 |
Part–Time Employment | 3.2 | 8.7 | –5.5 | 1.6 | 5(+) | 8.3 | 86.6 | 5.1 |
Hours Worked | –0.7 | –0.9 | +0.2 | 2.4 | 3(–) | 4.8 | 89.7 | 5.5 |
Wages and Benefits | 31.7 | 37.2 | –5.5 | 29.1 | 48(+) | 35.6 | 60.6 | 3.9 |
Input Prices | 39.2 | 39.2 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 48(+) | 45.1 | 49.0 | 5.9 |
Selling Prices | 21.2 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 48(+) | 40.4 | 40.4 | 19.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 13.4 | 10.9 | +2.5 | 16.8 | 5(+) | 24.0 | 65.4 | 10.6 |
Inventories | 4.2 | 15.9 | –11.7 | 10.7 | 6(+) | 25.8 | 52.6 | 21.6 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 29.8 | 30.7 | –0.9 | 29.2 | 11(+) | 42.2 | 45.3 | 12.4 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 2() | 17.9 | 64.1 | 17.9 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Apr Index | Mar Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 15.3 | 15.4 | –0.1 | 15.1 | 3(+) | 26.7 | 61.9 | 11.4 |
General Business Activity | 11.1 | 8.2 | +2.9 | 10.4 | 2(+) | 23.7 | 63.7 | 12.6 |
*Shown is the number of consecutive months of expansion or contraction in the underlying indicator. Expansion is indicated by a positive index reading and denoted by a (+) in the table. Contraction is indicated by a negative index reading and denoted by a (–) in the table.
**Shown is the number of consecutive months of improvement or worsening in the underlying indicator. Improvement is indicated by a positive index reading and denoted by a (+) in the table. Worsening is indicated by a negative index reading and denoted by a (–) in the table.
Data have been seasonally adjusted as necessary.
Questions regarding the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey can be addressed to Christopher Slijk at christopher.slijk@dal.frb.org.
Sign up for our email alert to be automatically notified as soon as the latest Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey is released on the web.