Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Delivery times: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - 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 recent survey data about manufacturing firms in the State of New York, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for delivery times (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 0.0 in September 2025, versus 17.4 in August.
Sample. In the montly time series displayed in the figure, there are 291 data points overall. The series covers the span of time stretching from July 2001 to September 2025.
History. Check out a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index hit a minimum of -26.9 in November 2001; it peaked at 38.0 in October 2021; it was equal on average to -0.2.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 8.3 |
| 2025-08-31 | 17.4 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.0 |
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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 | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Montly |
| 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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