Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: 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 prices received was 35.0 (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) in September 2026, compared to 33.0 in August.
Sample. This monthly time series has 303 data points in total. The series covers the time span stretching from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 9.1; it recorded a minimum of -18.0 in February 2009; it hit a peak of 59.0 in August 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 25.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 33.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 35.0000 |
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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 | 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 received |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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