Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Delivery times: 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 recent survey data about manufacturing firms in the State of New York, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 17.4 in August 2025, versus 8.3 in July.
Sample. There are 290 records in the montly series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time span going from July 2001 to August 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of -0.2; it recorded a bottom of -26.9 in November 2001; it peaked at 38.0 in October 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 1.8 |
| 2025-07-31 | 8.3 |
| 2025-08-31 | 17.4 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did delivery times 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 | 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) |