Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Shipments: Future (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. Based on manufacturing firms' responses to the Empire State Survey carried out by the New York FED, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for shipments (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 13.5 in September 2025, versus 17.9 in August.
Sample. The montly series shown in the chart has 291 records in total. The series covers the span of time going from July 2001 to September 2025.
History. Check out some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index registered a minimum of -4.8 in April 2025; it reached a maximum of 69.7 in April 2002; it had an average value of 35.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 19.3 |
| 2025-08-31 | 17.9 |
| 2025-09-30 | 13.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will shipments 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 | 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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