Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: 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 recent survey data about manufacturing firms in the State of New York, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 21.6 in September 2025, versus 22.9 in August 2025.
Sample. There are 291 data points overall in the montly series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time period extending from July 2001 to September 2025.
History. Take a look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 9.5; it recorded a bottom of -27.3 in May 2009; it hit a peak of 56.1 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 25.7 |
| 2025-08-31 | 22.9 |
| 2025-09-30 | 21.6 |
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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 | Yes |
| 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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