Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Shipments: Current (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 shipments was 28.0 (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) in March 2026, compared to 10.0 in February 2026.
Sample. This monthly series has 297 observations overall. The series covers the period stretching from July 2001 to March 2026.
History. Take a look at a few statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index averaged 6.4; it recorded a minimum of -49.0 in April 2020; it recorded its highest level of 47.0 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | -6.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 10.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 28.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did shipments 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 | 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: Shipments |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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