Business Leaders Survey: Prices paid: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - NY FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Business Leaders Survey (NY FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to survey data about service firms in the Second Federal Reserve District collected by the Federal Reserve, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 70.0 in October 2026, compared to 69.0 in September 2026.
Sample. This monthly time series has 266 data points in total. The span of time covered by the series goes from September 2004 to October 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 51.3; it recorded its highest level of 89.3 in June 2022; it hit a minimum of -7.0 in February 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 70.1000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 69.0000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 70.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Over the past three months did prices paid for goods and services increase or decrease? |
| 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 New York |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Free use subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
Series in the same data set
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Current conditions SA
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Leaders Survey: Wages: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - NY FED - Monthly | 266 | 2004-09-30 | 2026-10-31 |
Future conditions SA
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Leaders Survey: Wages: Future (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - NY FED - Monthly | 266 | 2004-09-30 | 2026-10-31 |