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

United States Dallas Fed Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Future General Business Activity, Six Months Ahead (SA) was 19.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) in October 2026, up 83.2% from September 2026 and up 292.0% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (Mar 2020) to 51.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (May 2021), averaging 11.85 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower).

- Source agency: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Makrognosis code: `US.DALLASFED_TSSOS_FBACT.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower)
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (238 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/dallas-fed-texas-service-sector-outlook-survey-future-general-business

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 19.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2026 | 10.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2026 | 18.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2026 | 16.80 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2026 | 17.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2026 | −0.7 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2026 | 4.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2026 | 2.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2026 | 15.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2026 | 14.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2025 | 11.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2025 | 12.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| October 2025 | 5.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2025 | 10.90 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2025 | 9.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2025 | 9.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2025 | 0.6 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2025 | −1.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2025 | −16.90 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2025 | −2.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2025 | 11.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2025 | 30.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2024 | 29.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2024 | 29.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |

## API

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

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