Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Availability of supplies: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - NY FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Empire State Manufacturing Survey (NY FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to survey data about NY-based manufacturers collected by the Federal Reserve, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for the availability of supplies (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -4.1 in January 2026, compared to -6.9 in December 2025.
Sample. The monthly series presented in the graph has 52 observations in total. The series covers the time period stretching from October 2021 to January 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of -5.4; it recorded a minimum of -63.2 in October 2021; it attained a maximum of 32.0 in June 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | -11.5 |
| 2025-12-31 | -6.9 |
| 2026-01-31 | -4.1 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did the availability of supplies increase or decrease in the past month? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Coincident indicator of the business cycle |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Free use subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
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