Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - 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 adjusted diffusion index for prices received was 22.0 (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) in December 2025, compared to 13.0 in November 2025.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 294 data points. The series covers the period going from July 2001 to December 2025.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 8.6; it hit a maximum of 63.0 in August 2021; it hit a minimum of -21.0 in April 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 19.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 13.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 22.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did prices received 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 | Yes |
| 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 received |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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