Kansas City Fed Services Survey: Input prices: 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 Services Survey
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about services firms in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for input prices (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 74.0 in September 2026, compared to 58.0 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 153 records in the monthly series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 2014 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 49.2; it hit a maximum of 74.0 in October 2021; it reached a trough of 0.0 in April 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 67.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 58.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 74.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will input prices 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: Input prices |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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