# United States Dallas Fed Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Future General Business Activity, Six Months Ahead (SA)

United States Dallas Fed Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Future General Business Activity, Six Months Ahead (SA) was 38.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) in October 2026, up 83.2% from September 2026 and up 414.9% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since September 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (Apr 2020) to 44.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (Jan 2018), averaging 13.55 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower).

- Source agency: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Makrognosis code: `US.DALLASFED_TMOS_FBACT.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower)
- Coverage: 2004-06-01 to 2026-10-01 (269 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/dallas-fed-texas-manufacturing-outlook-survey-future-general-business

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 38.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2026 | 20.80 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2026 | 37.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2026 | 26.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2026 | 25.90 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2026 | 14.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2026 | 14.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2026 | 10.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2026 | 12.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2026 | 16.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2025 | 11.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2025 | 11.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| October 2025 | 7.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2025 | 8.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2025 | 25.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2025 | 19.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2025 | 14.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2025 | 1.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2025 | −15.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2025 | −6.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2025 | 7.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2025 | 35.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2024 | 20.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2024 | 30.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.DALLASFED_TMOS_FBACT.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.DALLASFED_TMOS_FBACT.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```