Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: 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 received stood at 43.0 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in March 2026, compared to 35.0 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 297 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The time period covered by the series stretches from July 2001 to March 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index recorded its maximum of 72.0 in March 2022; it hit a trough of -12.0 in October 2002; it had an average value of 26.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 41.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 35.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 43.0 |
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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 | 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 received |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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