Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices paid: Future (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 prices paid was 78.0 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in September 2026, compared to 67.0 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 303 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the figure above. The time range covered by the series extends from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 44.5; it reached its highest level of 85.0 in May 2008; it hit a trough of -16.0 in January 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 65.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 67.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 78.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will prices paid increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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: Prices paid |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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