Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey: Unfilled orders: 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 unfilled orders was 4.0 (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) in September 2026, versus 10.0 in the previous month.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 303 data points. The time span covered by the series extends from July 2001 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index averaged 8.2; it peaked at 33.0 in May 2017; it hit a trough of -39.0 in March 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 6.00000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 10.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.00000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will unfilled orders 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: Unfilled orders |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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