Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Delivery times: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - NY FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Empire State Manufacturing Survey (NY FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to survey data about NY-based manufacturers collected by the Federal Reserve, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 18.8 in September 2026, compared to 20.6 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 303 data points overall in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The time period covered by the series stretches from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Check out some summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index reached a trough of -26.9 in November 2001; it recorded its maximum of 38.0 in October 2021; it had a mean value of 0.2.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 13.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 20.6000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 18.8000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did delivery times 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 | Yes |
| 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) |
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