Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices paid: Future (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - 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 unadjusted diffusion index for prices paid was 77.0 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in October 2026, compared to 78.0 in September.
Sample. There are 304 records overall in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The time range covered by the series extends from July 2001 to October 2026.
History. Take a look at a few statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index reached its maximum of 85.0 in May 2008; it reached a minimum of -16.0 in January 2009; it averaged 44.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 67.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 78.0000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 77.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will prices paid increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading indicator of the business cycle |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| 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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