Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices paid: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Kansas City Fed - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices paid was 42.0 (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) in February 2026, compared to 44.0 in January 2026.
Sample. This monthly series has 296 observations. The time span covered by the series extends from July 2001 to February 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index averaged 27.5; it reached its highest level of 86.0 in October 2021; it reached a trough of -33.0 in March 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 41.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 44.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 42.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices paid increase or decrease in the past month? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Coincident indicator of the business cycle |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Reproduction allowed subject to conditions |
| Other information | FS correspondence: Prices paid |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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