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January 31, 2020
The views expressed are my own and do not reflect official positions of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas or the Federal Reserve System.
Expansion Likely to Continue Keith R. PhillipsKeynote Speaker
National Economy Growing Strongly
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• After growing a strong 1.8% in 2018 job growth slowed to 1.3% in 2019, while real GDP growth slowed from 2.5% to 2.3%
• Manufacturing, construction and mining jobs slowed last year• Labor market below full employment at 3.5% unemployment rate • Inflation is stable near Fed target of 2% • USMCA passage and first stage of China trade deal has reduced uncertainty• Negative yield spread in August, September and more recent declines in US
Leading Index suggests some concern about the outlook for 2020• Forecasters project GDP to grow between 1.8% and 2.2% this year
Job Growth Averaged 176K Per Month Last Year, 223K in 2018
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SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Headline Unemployment RateU6 Unemployment Rate
Percent
NOTES: U6 Unemployment rate includes marginally attached and part-time for economic reasons workers. Gray shaded areas indicate NBER recessions.SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics; NBER.
Dec ‘191994-2007:Q3 Average
1994-2007:Q3 Average
Unemployment Rate Lowest in 50 Years (1969)
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Core Inflation Near 2 Percent Goal
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Headline PCE inflation
Trimmed Mean PCE inflation
Percent, Y/Y
SOURCES: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Fed 2 percent target
Nov. ‘19
0.31
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10-year minus 1-year Treasury rate, monthly
NOTE: Data through December 2019.
Yield Curve Turns Positive in October – But Caution Remains
Percentage points
7 months negative
U.S. Leading Index Suggests Weaker Growth Over Next 3-6 Months
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Percent change, annualized
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NOTE: Shaded areas represent U.S. recessions.SOURCES: Conference Board, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
GDP Growth Expected to Slow – No Recession Forecasted for 2020
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Percent, SAAR
SOURCES: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Blue Chip Economic Indicators.
2016 2.0%
Q4/Q4
2017 2.8% Q4/Q4 2018 2.5%
Q4/Q4 2019 2.3%Q4/Q4
2020 1.8%Q4/Q4
• Following oil bust in 2015 and 2016, Texas economy picked up in 2017 and 2018 but slowed in 2019.
• Last year job growth weakened slightly from 2.4 to 2.0 percent as the energy industry declined and labor market constraints continued to suppress job growth.
• Growth in the second half of 2019 improved and the leading index picked up –but manufacturing and energy weakened further.
• This year, less trade uncertainty is a positive although the energy sector will remain a drag. Election uncertainty may restrain business investment.
• Overall the forecast is for steady job growth near 2.1 percent with further declines in the unemployment rate.
Texas Economy Moderated in 2019
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Texas Job Growth Above the Nation’s
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NOTES: Long-run trend growth is 1.1 percent for the U.S. and 2.1 percent for Texas. SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas Workforce Commission; FRB Dallas.
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U.S. TexasPercent change, year/year, SA
Texas Economy Expanding At Strong Pace(Texas Business-Cycle Index)
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Percent, M/M SAAR
NOTE: Data through December 2019. Shaded areas represent Texas recessions. Trend refers to growth from Jan. 1990 – present.
3.8% trend
Texas Unemployment Near Historical Low
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Percent, SA
US unemployment rate
Texas unemployment rate3.53.5
NOTES: Data through December 2019.SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Job Growth Broad-Based Across Regions
2.42.6 2.7
3.4
2.3
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Texas Houston(24.6%)
Dallas(21.2%)
Austin(8.7%)
Ft. Worth(8.5%)
San Antonio(8.4%)
2017 2018 2019Percent job growth, SAAR
NOTES: Numbers in parentheses refer to the share of Texas employment in the most recent month. SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Texas Workforce Commission; seasonal and other adjustments by Dallas Fed.
2019 Job Growth Broad-Based Except Mining
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2.0 1.3 0.32.8 2.9 1.9 2.6
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Total(100%)
Trade,Transp.& Util.
(19.6%)
Gov.(15.2%)
Prof. &Bus. Serv.(14.1%)
Educ. &Health Serv.
(13.7%)
Leisure& Hosp.(10.9%)
Mfg. (7.1%) Fin. Act.(6.3%)
Constr.(6.2%)
Oil & GasExt., MiningSup. (1.8%)
Info. (1.6%)
2017 2018 2019Percent change, SAAR
NOTES: Numbers in parentheses are share of Texas employment for most recent month.SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Texas Workforce Commission; seasonal and other adjustments by FRB Dallas.
Manufacturing and Services Activity Picked Up in January
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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NOTES: Data through January 2020. Dashed lines are postrecession averages.SOURCE: Dallas Fed Texas Business Outlook Surveys.
Diffusion index, 3MMA, SA
Manufacturing TMOS production
Services TSSOSrevenue
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Input costs Selling prices Production/revenue Capital spending plans Company outlook Profit margins
Manufacturing Service Sector
Net percent*
*Net percent calculated as the share of respondents reporting increase minus the share reporting decrease.
Tariffs Increasing Costs and Prices, Reducing Capex
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Notes: 360 responses; 115 manufacturing, 245 service sector. Data collected Jun. 11-19, 2019.Source: Dallas Fed Texas Business Outlook Surveys, June 2019 Special Questions.
“What impact have U.S and foreign tariffs implemented since last yearhad on the following aspects of your firm’s business?”
Energy Exports Growing Strongly: Less Impacted by Tariffs, Dollar Strength
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Texas exports less energy related exportsTexas energy related exportsTexas total exports
NOTE: Energy related exports include mining, chemical, and petroleum and coal products exports. Data through November 2019.SOURCES: U.S. Census, USATrade.
Index, Jan 2003 = 100, 5MMA, real 2018$
Texas Non-Energy Exports Doing Better than Rest of U.S. States
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Texas exports less energy related exportsUS exports less energy related and Texas exports
Index, Jan 2003 = 100, 5MMA, real 2018$
NOTES: Energy related exports include mining, chemicals and petroleum and coal products exports. Data through November 2019.SOURCE: U.S. Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, USATrade.
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Texas home salesTX Single Family Permits30-year Fixed Rate Prime Mortgage
Index, Jan 2012 = 100, 3MMA, SA Interest Rate
NOTES: Data through December 2019. Effective interest rate is for closed 30-year, fixed rate, prime, first mortgages.SOURCES: MLS; Texas A&M Real Estate Center; Wall Street Journal.
(Shifted forward 3 months)
Mortgage Rates Declined in 2019 – Home Building Grew Strongly
Oil Price Suggests Flattening Rig Count
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Rig count
NOTE: Data are weekly, through the week ending January 24, 2020.SOURCES: EIA; Baker Hughes.
Number of rigs$/bb
397
$56.15
Current Oil Prices Support Moderate Drilling Activity
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Permian (Midland)
Permian (Delaware)Other U.S.
(Shale)
Other U.S. (Non-shale) Eagle Ford
SCOOP/STACK
Permian(Other)
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In the top two areas in which your firm is active:What WTI oil price does your firm need to profitably drill a new well?Dollars per barrel
NOTES: Lines show the mean, and bars show the range of responses. Executives from 82 exploration and production firms answered this question during the survey collection period, March 13–21, 2019.SOURCE: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
17 12 13 45 11 5 20Number of responses
Current Price$56
Energy Survey Suggests Continued Weakness
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Business Activity Capital Expenditures Employment Company Outlook Uncertainty End of Year PriceForecast
Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019
Diffusion index Price per barrel
NOTE: Price forecast is average year-end forecast of WTI oil price among respondents.SOURCE: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey.
$58.54(2020)
$56.92 (2019)
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Oil price (Shifted forward 6 months)
Texas minus U.S. job growth
Percent, Year/YearReal price, $/bb
monthly average
NOTE: Nominal oil price was $59.81 a barrel in Dec. 2019. SOURCES: Wall Street Journal; Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Recent Oil Prices Suggest Texas Job Growth Will Remain Above Nation’s
Outlook Improving in Services but not in Manufacturing
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TMOS company outlookTSSOS company outlook
Index, 3MMA
NOTES: Data through January 2020. Dashed lines are post recession averages.SOURCES: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Outlook Surveys: Manufacturing (TMOS); Service Sector (TSSOS).
TX Leading Index Components Mostly Positive Over Past 3 Months
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Initial unemploymentclaims
U.S. leading index
Average weekly hours
Help-wanted index
Well permits
Real oil price
Texas Stock Index
Texas value of the dollar
Net change inTexas Leading Index
NOTE: Three-month percent change through December, seasonally adjusted. Texas value of the dollar is a preliminary estimate from the Dallas Fed. SOURCE: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Net contributions to change in Texas Leading Index
Texas Jobs Forecast to Grow about 2.1% in 2020
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Texas Leading Index
Texas nonfarm employment and forecast
(with 80% confidence band)
*Seasonally adjusted.SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Texas Workforce Commission; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Millions*
San Antonio Economy Picked Up in 2019
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Total JobsHealthcareLeisure & HospitalityFederal Govt.
SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics; adjustments by FRB Dallas.
% Growth Dec./Dec. 2019 job growth at 2.2% after 1.6% in 2018
Federal govt. declined slightly after growing moderately in 2018
Construction, health care and leisure and hospitality strong
Finance and Insurance down, retail flat
UR very low at 3.0 percent – labor force picked up in second half of 2019
• National economy slowed in 2019 but remained above trend –forecasters expect continued growth but caution remains
• Texas even stronger than nation but energy sector likely to continue to decline
• Historically tight labor markets continue to restrain job growth • Texas jobs grew 2.0 percent in 2019 and will likely grow about 2.1
percent this year – with greater downside than upside risks• Texas unemployment rate likely to decline further • Biggest downside risks to forecast are sharp decline in oil prices, trade
war escalation, national recession
Summary
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Uncertainty in Crude Price Forecasts
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Historical spot priceSTEO price forecastNYMEX futures price95% NYMEX futures confidence interval
Note: Prices as of 1/14/20. STEO: Short-Term Energy Outlook. NYMEX: New York Mercantile Exchange. Source: EIA
WTI crude oil, dollars per barrel
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How Did My Forecast From Last Year Do?
Last year stated: “Texas expected to have grown 2.4 percent in 2018 and will likely slow to about 1.4 percent in 2019”
– Instead growth slowed from 2.4% in 2018 to 2.0% in 2019
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