Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: 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. Based on manufacturing firms' responses to the Empire State Survey carried out by the New York FED, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 22.9 in August 2025, compared to 25.7 in July.
Sample. This montly series has 290 data points in total. The time period covered by the series goes from July 2001 to August 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index averaged 9.5; it attained a maximum of 56.1 in March 2022; it reached a trough of -27.3 in May 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 26.6 |
| 2025-07-31 | 25.7 |
| 2025-08-31 | 22.9 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices received 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) |