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. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in the State of New York, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the availability of supplies (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -5.5 in August 2025, compared to -11.0 in the previous month.
Sample. The montly series displayed in the graph has a total of 47 observations. The period covered by the series stretches from October 2021 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index hit a peak of 32.0 in June 2023; it reached a trough of -63.2 in October 2021; it had an average value of -5.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -8.3 |
| 2025-07-31 | -11.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | -5.5 |
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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 | Montly |
| 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) |