Kansas City Fed Services Survey: Input prices: 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 Services Survey
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about services firms in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for input prices (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 71.0 in September 2026, compared to 60.0 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 153 data points in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The period covered by the series is from January 2014 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics computed on the full sample: the diffusion index averaged 49.2; it reached a trough of 1.0 in April 2020; it attained a maximum of 73.0 in July 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 70.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 60.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 71.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will input prices 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: Input prices |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
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