# United States Dallas Fed Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: General Business Activity (SA)

United States Dallas Fed Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: General Business Activity (SA) was 13.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) in October 2026, up 36.7% from September 2026 and up 18.20 from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (Apr 2020) to 38.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (Apr 2021), averaging 0.972 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower).

- Source agency: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Makrognosis code: `US.DALLASFED_TMOS_BACT.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-general-business-activity

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 13.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2026 | 9.80 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2026 | 11.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2026 | 1.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2026 | 0.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2026 | 0.4 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2026 | −2.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2026 | −0.2 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2026 | 0.2 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2026 | −1.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2025 | −11.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2025 | −10.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| October 2025 | −4.80 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2025 | −8.80 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2025 | −1.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2025 | 1.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2025 | −12.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2025 | −15.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2025 | −35.90 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2025 | −16.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2025 | −8.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2025 | 14.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2024 | 4.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2024 | −1.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |

## API

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

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