Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Delivery times: 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 delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 0.0 in January 2026, versus -5.9 in December 2025.
Sample. The monthly series shown in the figure has a total of 295 data points. The span of time covered by the series goes from July 2001 to January 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics computed on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of -0.1; it reached a minimum of -26.9 in November 2001; it recorded a maximum of 38.0 in October 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 7.7 |
| 2025-12-31 | -5.9 |
| 2026-01-31 | 0.0 |
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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 | 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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