Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: 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 manufacturing firms' responses to the Empire State Survey carried out by the New York FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for prices received (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 26.7 in September 2026, compared to 20.6 in August.
Sample. There are 303 records in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series extends from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index achieved a maximum of 56.1 in March 2022; it hit a trough of -27.3 in May 2009; it had a mean value of 10.2.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 24.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 20.6000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 26.7000 |
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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 | No |
| 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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