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Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey Rises to 11.6 From 1.3

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey came in at 11.6 on August 1, 2026, 10.3 points above the prior reading of 1.3.

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey came in at 11.6 on August 1, 2026, 10.3 points above the prior reading of 1.3. On a diffusion index the sign is the signal: above zero means more respondents reporting expansion than contraction, and the distance from zero is how lopsided the split is.

• August 1, 2026: 11.6
• prior (July 1, 2026): 1.3
• change: +10.3 pts

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey has ranged from -12.7 (June 1, 2025) to 11.6 (August 1, 2026) over the archived window, which puts the current reading 100% of the way up that range.

Survey readings are noisy month to month, so the standing trend matters more than any single print: this series has been rising across recent readings. Source: Federal Reserve district surveys via FRED.

Published 2026-09-02.