Average Fed Srv Survey: Prices received: Future (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - FSR - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Average Fed Srv Survey (FetchSeries Research)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on an average of regional Federal Reserve services surveys, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received stood at 36.3 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in September 2026, versus 32.1 in August.
Sample. In the monthly time series shown in the figure, there are 153 records overall. The series covers the time range stretching from January 2014 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some statistics calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index reached a minimum of -16.0 in April 2020; it recorded a maximum of 53.5 in November 2021; it had a mean value of 29.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 31.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 32.1000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 36.2667 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will prices received increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading indicator of the business cycle |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | FetchSeries Research calculations on Federal Reserve data |
| Source type | Data research lab |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) + FetchSeries disclaimers |
| Other information | Arithmetic average across 3 regional Federal Reserve services surveys |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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