Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey
Results Table
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 5.7 | 13.9 | –8.2 | 10.6 | 12(+) | 26.5 | 52.8 | 20.8 |
Employment | –1.4 | 2.3 | –3.7 | 6.2 | 1(–) | 9.8 | 79.1 | 11.2 |
Part–Time Employment | 4.5 | –0.4 | +4.9 | 1.4 | 1(+) | 7.5 | 89.6 | 3.0 |
Hours Worked | 3.6 | –1.0 | +4.6 | 2.6 | 1(+) | 9.3 | 85.1 | 5.7 |
Wages and Benefits | 15.7 | 15.3 | +0.4 | 15.7 | 56(+) | 16.9 | 81.8 | 1.2 |
Input Prices | 27.4 | 23.7 | +3.7 | 27.8 | 57(+) | 30.3 | 66.7 | 2.9 |
Selling Prices | 13.7 | 7.7 | +6.0 | 7.6 | 54(+) | 20.5 | 72.6 | 6.8 |
Capital Expenditures | 12.5 | 8.5 | +4.0 | 9.9 | 54(+) | 15.3 | 81.9 | 2.8 |
| General Business Conditions Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 14.8 | 12.0 | +2.8 | 4.4 | 5(+) | 20.5 | 73.8 | 5.7 |
General Business Activity | 7.4 | 10.8 | –3.4 | 2.4 | 4(+) | 17.1 | 73.1 | 9.7 |
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 3.0 | 1.6 | +1.4 | 13.0 | 44(+) | 19.3 | 64.4 | 16.3 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Revenue | 55.0 | 49.0 | +6.0 | 37.5 | 57(+) | 61.4 | 32.2 | 6.4 |
Employment | 35.7 | 29.4 | +6.3 | 23.1 | 57(+) | 41.4 | 52.9 | 5.7 |
Part–Time Employment | 7.1 | 11.7 | –4.6 | 6.6 | 8(+) | 11.5 | 84.1 | 4.4 |
Hours Worked | 11.8 | 7.5 | +4.3 | 5.9 | 57(+) | 15.0 | 81.9 | 3.2 |
Wages and Benefits | 45.6 | 44.1 | +1.5 | 37.5 | 57(+) | 47.9 | 49.8 | 2.3 |
Input Prices | 43.4 | 41.9 | +1.5 | 44.3 | 217(+) | 47.5 | 48.4 | 4.1 |
Selling Prices | 24.1 | 29.1 | –5.0 | 24.5 | 57(+) | 31.5 | 61.0 | 7.4 |
Capital Expenditures | 24.2 | 23.9 | +0.3 | 22.8 | 56(+) | 27.7 | 68.7 | 3.5 |
| General Business Conditions Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 35.4 | 31.5 | +3.9 | 15.7 | 14(+) | 42.9 | 49.7 | 7.5 |
General Business Activity | 31.2 | 29.9 | +1.3 | 12.2 | 9(+) | 41.2 | 49.0 | 10.0 |
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 | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | –19.0 | 17.2 | –36.2 | 3.2 | 1(–) | 22.9 | 35.2 | 41.9 |
Employment | –9.1 | 0.4 | –9.5 | 1.6 | 1(–) | 6.0 | 78.9 | 15.1 |
Part–Time Employment | 6.4 | 4.2 | +2.2 | –1.5 | 3(+) | 11.9 | 82.5 | 5.5 |
Hours Worked | –4.8 | –1.8 | –3.0 | –2.2 | 2(–) | 6.1 | 83.1 | 10.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 54(+) | 13.5 | 85.1 | 1.3 |
Input Prices | 32.2 | 13.5 | +18.7 | 22.4 | 57(+) | 35.7 | 60.8 | 3.5 |
Selling Prices | 18.5 | 6.9 | +11.6 | 13.1 | 2(+) | 32.4 | 53.6 | 13.9 |
Capital Expenditures | 6.4 | 2.5 | +3.9 | 7.6 | 3(+) | 13.5 | 79.4 | 7.1 |
Inventories | 11.5 | 2.2 | +9.3 | 2.8 | 6(+) | 20.7 | 70.1 | 9.2 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | –7.0 | 19.2 | –26.2 | 4.4 | 1(–) | 21.6 | 49.8 | 28.6 |
Companywide Internet Sales | –7.1 | 11.6 | –18.7 | 3.9 | 1(–) | 6.6 | 79.7 | 13.7 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 7.7 | 7.8 | –0.1 | 1.5 | 3(+) | 13.4 | 80.9 | 5.7 |
General Business Activity | –4.5 | 4.8 | –9.3 | –2.6 | 1(–) | 11.7 | 72.1 | 16.2 |
| Outlook Uncertainty Current (versus previous month) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
Outlook Uncertainty | 5.7 | 0.9 | +4.8 | 11.0 | 6(+) | 17.6 | 70.5 | 11.9 |
| Business Indicators Relating to Facilities and Products in Texas, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend* | % Reporting Increase | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Decrease |
| Retail Activity in Texas | ||||||||
Sales | 51.6 | 32.6 | +19.0 | 30.4 | 20(+) | 61.1 | 29.3 | 9.5 |
Employment | 28.9 | 10.3 | +18.6 | 12.6 | 4(+) | 34.6 | 59.8 | 5.7 |
Part–Time Employment | 0.9 | 5.8 | –4.9 | 1.5 | 4(+) | 9.0 | 82.9 | 8.1 |
Hours Worked | –1.0 | 4.6 | –5.6 | 2.4 | 1(–) | 7.9 | 83.2 | 8.9 |
Wages and Benefits | 31.9 | 34.6 | –2.7 | 29.1 | 57(+) | 33.1 | 65.7 | 1.2 |
Input Prices | 35.1 | 41.3 | –6.2 | 33.8 | 57(+) | 43.2 | 48.6 | 8.1 |
Selling Prices | 15.7 | 36.9 | –21.2 | 28.5 | 57(+) | 28.9 | 57.9 | 13.2 |
Capital Expenditures | 17.3 | 13.7 | +3.6 | 16.6 | 14(+) | 26.4 | 64.5 | 9.1 |
Inventories | 12.2 | 21.4 | –9.2 | 10.8 | 15(+) | 29.1 | 54.0 | 16.9 |
| Companywide Retail Activity | ||||||||
Companywide Sales | 38.3 | 17.8 | +20.5 | 28.8 | 20(+) | 47.4 | 43.6 | 9.1 |
Companywide Internet Sales | 33.4 | 17.2 | +16.2 | 21.1 | 12(+) | 36.7 | 60.0 | 3.3 |
| General Business Conditions, Retail Future (six months ahead) | ||||||||
| Indicator | Jan Index | Dec Index | Change | Series Average | Trend** | % Reporting Improved | % Reporting No Change | % Reporting Worsened |
Company Outlook | 22.0 | 29.4 | –7.4 | 15.1 | 4(+) | 33.9 | 54.2 | 11.9 |
General Business Activity | 19.4 | 22.3 | –2.9 | 10.5 | 4(+) | 35.3 | 48.9 | 15.9 |
*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 Service Sector Outlook Survey can be addressed to Jesus Cañas at jesus.canas@dal.frb.org.
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