Kansas City Fed Services Survey: Selling prices: Future (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 Services Survey
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about services firms in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for selling prices (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 34.0 in September 2026, compared to 30.0 in August.
Sample. There are 153 observations in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 2014 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index reached its maximum of 62.0 in July 2021; it recorded a bottom of -16.0 in April 2020; it had a mean of 31.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 35.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 30.0000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 34.0000 |
Heads-up. A plus of using FetchSeries is that we provide rich metadata. Find them below to better understand the characteristics of the time series that you use in your research.
Not for investment purposes. Financial data distributed on this web site are not meant for investment purposes or any other financial decision. Users should obtain expert advice and perform their own independent due diligence before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will selling 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 | 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: Selling prices |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM01 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.