Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: Future (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 prices received (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) stood at 41.6 in September 2026, compared to 46.4 in August.
Sample. There are 303 data points overall in the monthly time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time range extending from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 23.0; it hit a maximum of 62.1 in January 2022; it reached its lowest level of -14.6 in March 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 39.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 46.4000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 41.6000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will prices received increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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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