Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Shipments: 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 shipments stood at 21.0 (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) in September 2026, compared to 17.0 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 303 records in the monthly time series presented in the graph above. The time span covered by the series is from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index recorded its maximum of 40.0 in May 2018; it reached its minimum of -62.0 in April 2020; it averaged 6.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 20.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 17.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 21.0000 |
Nugget of wisdom. One of the pluses of using FetchSeries is that we give you complete metadata. Check them below to gain insights on the characteristics of the series that you analyze.
Not for investment purposes. Any financial data provided on FetchSeries are not meant for investment purposes or any other financial decision. Users should ask for expert advice and perform independent analysis before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did shipments 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: Shipments |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.