Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Inventories of finished goods: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Kansas City Fed - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for inventories of finished goods was 15.0 (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) in September 2026, compared to 7.0 in August.
Sample. This monthly series has 303 observations overall. The time span covered by the series extends from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Here are a few statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index averaged 0.2; it peaked at 21.0 in February 2006; it reached its minimum of -25.0 in December 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 14.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 7.00000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 15.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did inventories of finished goods increase or decrease in the past month? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Coincident indicator of the business cycle |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Reproduction allowed subject to conditions |
| Other information | FS correspondence: Inventories of finished goods |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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