Texas Economy in Focus

Economic Progress Report

(Change from previous year)
Unemployment Rate  ο  Stable
Nonfarm Employment Increasing
Consumer Price Index Increasing
Sales Tax Collections, Retail Establishments Increasing
Texas Leading Indicator Index  ο  Stable
U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Increasing

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The World of Economic Indicators:

View a brief overview and explanation of some of the measures economists use to track economic conditions.

Texas Economic Indicators

  • Tracking the Texas Economy:
    Brief status and graphical snapshot and data charts of key Texas economic indicators. Originally known as Texas by the Numbers in the Comptroller’s Fiscal Notes publication.
  • Time Series Measures—Lone Star Five & Other Indicators:
    Time series reports detailing monthly data points from the past 10-15 years for more than two dozen measures of economic activity affecting Texas. Includes Labor Market, Consumer Demand, Financial Market, Energy, Gross State Product and Income and additional indicators.
  • The Texas 100:
    A list of Texas’ 100 largest publicly traded employers as measured by their average employment in the last two quarters of 2006 and the first two quarters of 2007.
    • The Texas 100 Stock Index:
      An economic indicator devised by the Comptroller’s office that tracks the stock prices of Texas’ 100 largest publicly traded employers.
  • Texas Production and Consumption 1994-2007:
    Historical data on Texas oil and gas production, auto sales and other statewide economic activity, drawn from Comptroller tax records.