Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: Future (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 received was 53.0 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in October 2026, versus 59.0 in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly time series shown in the plot, there are 304 observations. The time span covered by the series extends from July 2001 to October 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index recorded a maximum of 68.0 in January 2022; it reached its lowest level of -14.0 in May 2009; it had a mean of 26.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 57.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 59.0000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 53.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will prices received 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 | 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 received |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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