Surveys

Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey

February 24, 2025

Results Table

Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month)
Indicator	Feb Index	Jan Index	Change	Series Average	Trend*	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Decrease
Production	–9.1	12.2	–21.3	9.6	1(–)	19.3	52.3	28.4
Capacity Utilization	–8.7	5.0	–13.7	7.5	1(–)	18.0	55.3	26.7
New Orders	–3.5	7.7	–11.2	5.0	1(–)	25.8	44.8	29.3
Growth Rate of Orders	–7.5	1.0	–8.5	–0.8	1(–)	20.6	51.3	28.1
Unfilled Orders	–9.9	–4.7	–5.2	–2.4	6(–)	9.2	71.7	19.1
Shipments	5.6	8.7	–3.1	8.0	3(+)	28.9	47.8	23.3
Delivery Time	–6.3	–4.0	–2.3	0.7	23(–)	7.7	78.3	14.0
Finished Goods Inventories	–9.1	–8.5	–0.6	–3.2	2(–)	13.6	63.6	22.7
Prices Paid for Raw Materials	35.0	17.5	+17.5	27.1	58(+)	39.4	56.2	4.4
Prices Received for Finished Goods	7.8	6.2	+1.6	8.6	2(+)	15.2	77.4	7.4
Wages and Benefits	16.7	20.9	–4.2	21.2	58(+)	20.8	75.1	4.1
Employment	–0.7	2.2	–2.9	7.4	1(–)	11.7	75.9	12.4
Hours Worked	–14.2	1.9	–16.1	3.1	1(–)	9.1	67.6	23.3
Capital Expenditures	8.6	13.0	–4.4	6.6	17(+)	19.7	69.2	11.1

General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month)
Indicator	Feb Index	Jan Index	Change	Series Average	Trend**	% Reporting Improved	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Worsened
Company Outlook	–5.2	18.7	–23.9	4.6	1(–)	19.2	56.5	24.4
General Business Activity	–8.3	14.1	–22.4	0.7	1(–)	17.8	56.1	26.1

Indicator	Feb Index	Jan Index	Change	Series Average	Trend*	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Decrease
Outlook Uncertainty	29.2	1.3	+27.9	16.8	46(+)	41.6	46.1	12.4

Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead)
Indicator	Feb Index	Jan Index	Change	Series Average	Trend*	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Decrease
Production	28.3	44.8	–16.5	36.3	58(+)	41.6	45.1	13.3
Capacity Utilization	28.4	41.9	–13.5	33.2	58(+)	40.8	46.8	12.4
New Orders	25.8	46.3	–20.5	33.8	28(+)	39.0	47.8	13.2
Growth Rate of Orders	19.6	43.0	–23.4	25.0	21(+)	36.3	46.9	16.7
Unfilled Orders	–1.4	12.9	–14.3	2.9	1(–)	15.6	67.4	17.0
Shipments	32.1	47.8	–15.7	34.8	58(+)	40.6	50.9	8.5
Delivery Time	0.5	3.7	–3.2	–1.3	3(+)	8.4	83.7	7.9
Finished Goods Inventories	4.8	–4.0	+8.8	–0.1	1(+)	18.1	68.7	13.3
Prices Paid for Raw Materials	59.0	39.9	+19.1	33.4	59(+)	60.0	39.0	1.0
Prices Received for Finished Goods	42.0	35.6	+6.4	21.0	58(+)	46.9	48.1	4.9
Wages and Benefits	39.5	36.7	+2.8	39.3	58(+)	41.8	55.9	2.3
Employment	16.5	27.7	–11.2	22.9	57(+)	29.6	57.3	13.1
Hours Worked	8.8	9.2	–0.4	8.8	11(+)	16.2	76.4	7.4
Capital Expenditures	21.1	27.3	–6.2	19.5	57(+)	28.6	63.9	7.5

General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead)
Indicator	Feb Index	Jan Index	Change	Series Average	Trend**	% Reporting Increase	% Reporting No Change	% Reporting Worsened
Company Outlook	13.9	36.1	–22.2	18.5	15(+)	33.2	47.4	19.3
General Business Activity	7.7	35.5	–27.8	12.5	9(+)	25.6	56.5	17.9

*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 Manufacturing Outlook Survey can be addressed to Emily Kerr at emily.kerr@dal.frb.org.