Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey: Prices received: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Philly FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey (Philly FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about nonmanufacturing firms in the Third Federal Reserve District, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 18.9 in September 2026, compared to 11.8 in August.
Sample. This monthly time series has 187 records. The series covers the period extending from March 2011 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index recorded a bottom of -14.5 in April 2020; it recorded its highest level of 43.1 in February 2022; it was equal on average to 13.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 17.9000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 11.8000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 18.9000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices received increase or decrease in the past month? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Coincident indicator of the business cycle |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Not copyrightable under U.S. law |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
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