Empire State Manufacturing 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: Empire State Manufacturing Survey (NY FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on a sample of manufacturing firms surveyd by the FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices paid (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 46.1 in September 2025, versus 54.1 in August.
Sample. There are 291 observations overall in the montly series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the span of time going from July 2001 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 30.8; it hit a trough of -18.2 in January 2009; it reached its highest level of 86.4 in April 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 56.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 54.1 |
| 2025-09-30 | 46.1 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices paid 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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