Fifth District Survey of Non-Manufacturing Activity: Capital expenditures: Future (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Richmond FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Fifth District Survey of Non-Manufacturing Activity (Richmond FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to survey data about nonmanufacturing firms based in the Fifth District, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for capital expenditures (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 8.0 in September 2026, compared to 14.0 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 190 records in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series is from December 2010 to September 2026.
History. Check out some statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index reached its minimum of -35.0 in April 2020; it reached its highest level of 41.0 in June 2019; it was equal on average to 17.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 7.00000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 14.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 8.00000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will capital expenditures 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 | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Not copyrightable under U.S. law |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
| Other information | Not available |
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