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December 27, 2016

Results Table

December 27, 2016

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Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month)
Indicator	Dec Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Decrease
Production	13.8	8.8	+5.0	Increasing	6	26.3	61.2	12.5
Capacity Utilization	13.8	3.6	+10.2	Increasing	6	25.0	63.8	11.2
New Orders	7.3	–1.4	+8.7	Increasing	1	23.8	59.7	16.5
Growth Rate of Orders	–3.4	–0.8	–2.6	Decreasing	4	16.9	62.8	20.3
Unfilled Orders	–2.9	–2.5	–0.4	Decreasing	25	10.6	75.9	13.5
Shipments	4.7	–1.9	+6.6	Increasing	1	24.1	56.5	19.4
Delivery Time	–7.7	–3.1	–4.6	Decreasing	3	6.5	79.3	14.2
Materials Inventories	–2.7	–4.3	+1.6	Decreasing	17	17.5	62.3	20.2
Finished Goods Inventories	–2.7	–6.3	+3.6	Decreasing	2	14.3	68.8	17.0
Prices Paid for Raw Materials	28.1	18.2	+9.9	Increasing	9	30.1	67.9	2.0
Prices Received for Finished Goods	14.7	8.0	+6.7	Increasing	3	20.5	73.7	5.8
Wages and Benefits	18.7	18.4	+0.3	Increasing	85	20.0	78.7	1.3
Employment	–2.9	4.5	–7.4	Decreasing	1	16.9	63.3	19.8
Hours Worked	2.7	2.5	+0.2	Increasing	2	18.0	66.7	15.3
Capital Expenditures	6.5	2.0	+4.5	Increasing	4	17.2	72.1	10.7

Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month)
Indicator	Dec Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Decrease
Production	13.8	8.8	+5.0	Increasing	6	26.3	61.2	12.5
Capacity Utilization	13.8	3.6	+10.2	Increasing	6	25.0	63.8	11.2
New Orders	7.3	–1.4	+8.7	Increasing	1	23.8	59.7	16.5
Growth Rate of Orders	–3.4	–0.8	–2.6	Decreasing	4	16.9	62.8	20.3
Unfilled Orders	–2.9	–2.5	–0.4	Decreasing	25	10.6	75.9	13.5
Shipments	4.7	–1.9	+6.6	Increasing	1	24.1	56.5	19.4
Delivery Time	–7.7	–3.1	–4.6	Decreasing	3	6.5	79.3	14.2
Materials Inventories	–2.7	–4.3	+1.6	Decreasing	17	17.5	62.3	20.2
Finished Goods Inventories	–2.7	–6.3	+3.6	Decreasing	2	14.3	68.8	17.0
Prices Paid for Raw Materials	28.1	18.2	+9.9	Increasing	9	30.1	67.9	2.0
Prices Received for Finished Goods	14.7	8.0	+6.7	Increasing	3	20.5	73.7	5.8
Wages and Benefits	18.7	18.4	+0.3	Increasing	85	20.0	78.7	1.3
Employment	–2.9	4.5	–7.4	Decreasing	1	16.9	63.3	19.8
Hours Worked	2.7	2.5	+0.2	Increasing	2	18.0	66.7	15.3
Capital Expenditures	6.5	2.0	+4.5	Increasing	4	17.2	72.1	10.7

General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month)
Indicator	Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Improved	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Worsened
Company Outlook	17.4	11.0	+6.4	Improving	4	26.0	65.4	8.6
General Business Activity	15.5	10.2	+5.3	Improving	2	25.6	64.3	10.1

General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month)
Indicator	Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Improved	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Worsened
Company Outlook	17.4	11.0	+6.4	Improving	4	26.0	65.4	8.6
General Business Activity	15.5	10.2	+5.3	Improving	2	25.6	64.3	10.1

Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead)
Indicator	Dec Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Decrease
Production	55.3	52.3	+3.0	Increasing	94	61.9	31.5	6.6
Capacity Utilization	48.6	46.4	+2.2	Increasing	94	54.5	39.6	5.9
New Orders	48.8	48.1	+0.7	Increasing	94	55.4	38.0	6.6
Growth Rate of Orders	35.3	42.4	–7.1	Increasing	94	41.9	51.5	6.6
Unfilled Orders	11.1	14.3	–3.2	Increasing	15	16.5	78.1	5.4
Shipments	49.5	44.3	+5.2	Increasing	94	58.1	33.3	8.6
Delivery Time	5.8	–2.9	+8.7	Increasing	1	13.4	79.0	7.6
Materials Inventories	19.7	11.3	+8.4	Increasing	4	31.8	56.1	12.1
Finished Goods Inventories	11.3	3.8	+7.5	Increasing	6	20.6	70.1	9.3
Prices Paid for Raw Materials	40.2	34.2	+6.0	Increasing	93	44.9	50.5	4.7
Prices Received for Finished Goods	26.0	31.1	–5.1	Increasing	11	33.7	58.7	7.7
Wages and Benefits	42.9	40.4	+2.5	Increasing	151	44.1	54.7	1.2
Employment	37.6	30.6	+7.0	Increasing	49	46.2	45.2	8.6
Hours Worked	13.5	19.2	–5.7	Increasing	7	18.8	75.9	5.3
Capital Expenditures	36.8	30.4	+6.4	Increasing	85	41.7	53.4	4.9

Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead)
Indicator	Dec Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Decrease
Production	55.3	52.3	+3.0	Increasing	94	61.9	31.5	6.6
Capacity Utilization	48.6	46.4	+2.2	Increasing	94	54.5	39.6	5.9
New Orders	48.8	48.1	+0.7	Increasing	94	55.4	38.0	6.6
Growth Rate of Orders	35.3	42.4	–7.1	Increasing	94	41.9	51.5	6.6
Unfilled Orders	11.1	14.3	–3.2	Increasing	15	16.5	78.1	5.4
Shipments	49.5	44.3	+5.2	Increasing	94	58.1	33.3	8.6
Delivery Time	5.8	–2.9	+8.7	Increasing	1	13.4	79.0	7.6
Materials Inventories	19.7	11.3	+8.4	Increasing	4	31.8	56.1	12.1
Finished Goods Inventories	11.3	3.8	+7.5	Increasing	6	20.6	70.1	9.3
Prices Paid for Raw Materials	40.2	34.2	+6.0	Increasing	93	44.9	50.5	4.7
Prices Received for Finished Goods	26.0	31.1	–5.1	Increasing	11	33.7	58.7	7.7
Wages and Benefits	42.9	40.4	+2.5	Increasing	151	44.1	54.7	1.2
Employment	37.6	30.6	+7.0	Increasing	49	46.2	45.2	8.6
Hours Worked	13.5	19.2	–5.7	Increasing	7	18.8	75.9	5.3
Capital Expenditures	36.8	30.4	+6.4	Increasing	85	41.7	53.4	4.9

General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead)
Indicator	Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Worsened
Company Outlook	46.8	34.9	+11.9	Improving	11	53.0	40.8	6.2
General Business Activity	39.7	31.6	+8.1	Improving	7	47.2	45.4	7.5

General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead)
Indicator	Index	Nov Index	Change	Indicator Direction*	Trend** (Months)	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Worsened
Company Outlook	46.8	34.9	+11.9	Improving	11	53.0	40.8	6.2
General Business Activity	39.7	31.6	+8.1	Improving	7	47.2	45.4	7.5

*Indicator direction refers to this month's index. If index is positive (negative), indicator is increasing (decreasing) or improving (worsening). If zero, indicator is unchanged.

**Number of months moving in current direction.

Data have been seasonally adjusted as necessary.