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 28.1 in September 2026, compared to 22.7 in August.
Sample. There are 303 data points in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The span of time covered by the series is from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index recorded a maximum of 53.1 in November 2021; it registered a minimum of -26.9 in November 2001; it had a mean of 10.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 27.6000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 22.7000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 28.1000 |
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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 | 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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