Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Unfilled orders: 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 survey data about NY-based manufacturers, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for unfilled orders (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 2.9 in September 2025, compared to 0.9 in August.
Sample. The montly series displayed in the figure has 291 data points in total. The series covers the time span stretching from July 2001 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index attained a maximum of 29.8 in January 2003; it reached its lowest level of -23.6 in September 2022; it had a mean of 4.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | -0.9 |
| 2025-08-31 | 0.9 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.9 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will unfilled orders 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 | 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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