The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’s Texas Manufacturing Outlook survey for June fell for the fifth straight month. Texas manufacturing output growth plunged 3 percent, to -4.2 percent in June, indicating a slight contraction in output, according to the Dallas Fed survey, published on June 26. Survey officials asked 85 regional manufacturers a series of…

Texas manufacturing activity bounced back in December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. On Tuesday, the Dallas Fed published results from its monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey that showed the production index gained nearly nine points, to 9.7, suggesting an increase in output growth. The report is based on data collected between Dec. 13–21…

Overall factory activity in the Lone Star state continued to expand at a solid pace in September, though there was softening in some specific manufacturing gauges along with a rise in reports of supply-chain problems, according to a Dallas Fed survey. Texas business executives responding to the monthly Dallas Fed Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey, released Sept….