Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Availability of supplies: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - NY FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Empire State Manufacturing Survey (NY FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on manufacturing firms' responses to the Empire State Survey carried out by the New York FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the availability of supplies (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -13.9 in June 2026, compared to -10.7 in May.
Sample. There are 57 records in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The time range covered by the series goes from October 2021 to June 2026.
History. Here are a few statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index reached its minimum of -63.2 in October 2021; it attained a maximum of 32.0 in June 2023; it averaged -5.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | -10.1 |
| 2026-05-31 | -10.7 |
| 2026-06-30 | -13.9 |
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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 | No |
| 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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