Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Prices received: Future (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 stood at 37.0 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in February 2026, compared to 47.0 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 296 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time range going from July 2001 to February 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index hit a minimum of -14.0 in May 2009; it recorded its maximum of 68.0 in January 2022; it had a mean of 26.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 39.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 47.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 37.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will prices received 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 | 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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