Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: 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 a sample of manufacturing firms surveyed by the Fed, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 29.1 in October 2026, compared to 26.7 in September.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 304 records. The time range covered by the series goes from July 2001 to October 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 10.2; it reached a trough of -27.3 in May 2009; it reached its highest level of 56.1 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 20.6000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 26.7000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 29.1000 |
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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 | 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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