An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity, and they allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of current and future economic performance. The TX Comptroller’s Key Economic Indicators includes such measures for TX & the US employment and unemployment, consumer confidence, price inflation, housing data, etc. See https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/policies/privacy.php for more information on our agency’s privacy and security policies.
This dataset has the following 31 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | month | number | The month the data represents. | 8 6 5 9 2 view top 100 |
| Year | year | number | The year the data represents. | 2021 2022 2018 2012 2011 view top 100 |
| Consumer Confidence Index TX | consumer_confidence_index_texas | number | A barometer of the health of the TX economy from the perspective of consumers. This index looks at consumers' perception of current business and employment conditions. Source: The Conference Board | 121.4 96.8 107.5 120.1 141.5 view top 100 |
| Consumer Confidence West South Central | consumer_confidence_index_wsc | number | A barometer of the health of the West South Central economy from the perspective of consumers. This index looks at consumers' perception of current business and employment conditions. Source: The Conference Board | 109.7 118.2 143.7 107.4 71 view top 100 |
| Consumer Confidence Index US | consumer_confidence_index_us | number | A barometer of the health of the U.S. economy from the perspective of consumers. This index looks at consumers' perception of current business and employment conditions (including their expectations six months into the future). Source: The Conference Board | 101.4 72 91 87.1 46.4 view top 100 |
| PCE Deflator | pce_deflator | number | 107.244 96.005 96.34 96.527 96.798 view top 100 | |
| Consumer Price Index TX | cpi_tx | number | Measures the average change over a reference base period of time, currently set between 1982-1984, of the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of goods and services in TX. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 216.822 215.912 208.372 194.234 191.025 view top 100 |
| Consumer Price Index U.S. | cpi_us | number | Measures the average change over a reference base period of time, currently set between 1982-1984, of the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of goods and services in U.S. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 260.280 229.478 216.632 224.906 218.011 view top 100 |
| CPI U.S. Ex Food and Energy | cpi_us_ex_food_and_energy | number | Measures the average change over a reference base period of time, currently set between 1982-1984, of the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of goods and services in U.S., excluding food and energy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 239.248 209.112 209.923 210.311 210.316 view top 100 |
| Nonfarm Employment TX | nonfarm_employment_tx | number | Represents the number of persons who work and are on the payroll of nonagricultural establishments in TX. Source: Texas Workforce Commission | 11.802 11.519 12.352 10.492 11.233 view top 100 |
| Nonfarm Employment U.S. | nonfarm_employment_us | number | Represents the number of persons who work and are on the payroll of nonagricultural establishments in the U.S. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 137.373 151.589 152.412 140.713 147.153 view top 100 |
| Unemployment TX | unemployment_tx | number | Represents a percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed in TX. Source: Texas Workforce Commission | 3.9 4.5 4.4 8.3 8.2 view top 100 |
| Unemployment U.S. | unemployment_us | number | Represents a percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed in the U.S. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.5 4.7 view top 100 |
| Single Family Building Permits TX | single_family_building_permits_tx | number | Represents data on new privately-owned residential construction. The data only shows information on single-family building permits issued for new construction. The number of permits issued does not necessarily mean that the same number of residential structures will be built. Source: The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University | 7837 12058 7347 7395 6479 view top 100 |
| Multi Family Building Permits TX | multi_family_building_permits_tx | number | Represents data on new privately-owned residential construction. The data only shows information on multi-family building permits issued for new construction. The number of permits issued does not necessarily mean that the same number of residential structures will be built. Source: The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University | 4820 4089 5411 6397 5625 view top 100 |
| Existing Single Family Home Sales TX | existing_single_family_home_sales_tx | number | Total Single Family Home Sales in a one month period in the state of TX. Source: The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University | 18552 15023 35212 32990 19925 view top 100 |
| Existing Single Family Home Price TX | existing_single_family_home_price_tx | number | Median Single Family Home Price over a one month period in the state of TX. Source: The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University | 230000 145000 310000 145572 335000 view top 100 |
| Non Residential Building Construction | non_residential_building_construction | number | The value of construction starts for non-residential construction in the state of TX over a one month period of time. Source: McGraw-Hill | 3740.68 2008.57 2428.97 2752.50 1435.46 view top 100 |
| Total Sales Tax Collections Retail TX | tax_collections_retail_tx | number | Total sales tax collected in Texas from retailers over a one month period. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | 1761.34 1106.45 972.61 891.82 1172.47 view top 100 |
| Total Sales Tax Collections TX | total_sales_tax_collections_tx | number | Total sales tax collected in Texas over a one month period. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | 1823.94 2555.08 1964.21 1782.16 3843.43 view top 100 |
| Retail Gasoline Price TX | retail_gasoline_price_tx | number | Average price of gasoline at the pump paid by TX consumers. Source: Energy Information Administration | 2.72 2.122 2.205 3.541 2.643 view top 100 |
| Retail Diesel Price TX | retail_diesel_price_tx | number | Average price paid by TX consumers for diesel fuel at the pump. Source: Energy Information Administration | 3.361 3.796 2.834 2.894 2.182 view top 100 |
| Nonfarm Employment Illinois | nonfarm_employment_il_detail | number | Represents the number of persons who work and are on the payroll of nonagricultural establishments in Illinois. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 5635.60 5816.20 6033.00 5997.70 5833.80 view top 100 |
| Nonfarm Employment Florida | nonfarm_employment_fl_detail | number | Represents the number of persons who work and are on the payroll of nonagricultural establishments in Florida. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 7670.70 8492.5 9072.10 8881.30 7284.10 view top 100 |
| Nonfarm Employment New York | nonfarm_employment_ny_detail | number | Represents the number of persons who work and are on the payroll of nonagricultural establishments in New York. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 8779.40 8801.90 8477.10 9737.3 8853 view top 100 |
| Nonfarm Employment Texas | nonfarm_employment_tx_detail | number | Represents the number of persons who work and are on the payroll of nonagricultural establishments in TX. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 10397.70 10438.70 13845 11076.10 10713.20 view top 100 |
| Nonfarm Employment California | nonfarm_employment_ca_detail | number | Represents the number of persons who work and are on the payroll of nonagricultural establishments in California. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 17832.4 15214.70 16631.50 15214.60 16013.3 view top 100 |
| Gross Value Crude Oil Production | gross_value_crude_oil_production | number | In millions | 8436.64 4354.81 7864.32 4359.11 7153.48 view top 100 |
| Gross Value Natural Gas Production | gross_value_natural_gas_production | number | In millions | 1902.75 3067.10 1891.11 3097.03 2543.59 view top 100 |
| Motor Fuel Taxed Gasoline | motor_fuel_taxed_gasoline | number | In millions of gallons | 1026.25 1075.93 1160.58 1204.82 965.836846938775 view top 100 |
| Motor Fuel Taxed Diesel | motor_fuel_taxed_diesel | number | In millions of gallons | 340.379632653061 354.314683673469 341.562408163265 479.07 404.09 view top 100 |