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 63.0 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in March 2026, compared to 59.0 in February 2026.
Sample. In the monthly series shown in the figure, there are a total of 297 data points. The series covers the time span stretching from July 2001 to March 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index achieved a maximum of 85.0 in May 2008; it reached a minimum of -16.0 in January 2009; it was equal on average to 44.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 54.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 59.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 63.0 |
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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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