Regional Fed surveys
Empire State Manufacturing Survey
As of Oct 1, 2026, empire state manufacturing survey stands at 25.50 index (Federal Reserve district surveys via FRED), rising over the recent window.
What this measures and why it matters
- Empire State Manufacturing Survey is one of the live economic indicators the site tracks for U.S. manufacturing, archived here in full so its trend can be read at any time.
- The figure comes from Federal Reserve district surveys via FRED and is reported in index. MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.
Current reading and trend
- Latest reading: 25.50 index for Oct 1, 2026.
- Prior period: 7.60 (Sep 1, 2026), a rise of 17.90.
- Compared with a year earlier, empire state manufacturing survey is up 226.9%.
- Across the archived window the high was 25.50 in Oct 1, 2026 and the low was -7.00 in Sep 1, 2025.
- The series has moved up for 1 consecutive periods.
- 16 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time Federal Reserve district surveys via FRED publishes a new figure.
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Recent observations
- Oct 1, 2026: 25.50 index
- Sep 1, 2026: 7.60 index
- Aug 1, 2026: 20.60 index
- Jul 1, 2026: 15.60 index
- Jun 1, 2026: 5.70 index
- May 1, 2026: 19.60 index
- Apr 1, 2026: 11.00 index
- Mar 1, 2026: -0.20 index
- Feb 1, 2026: 7.10 index
- Jan 1, 2026: 7.70 index
- Dec 1, 2025: -3.70 index
- Nov 1, 2025: 13.50 index
- Oct 1, 2025: 7.80 index
- Sep 1, 2025: -7.00 index
- Aug 1, 2025: 9.10 index
- Jul 1, 2025: 3.10 index
Last reviewed 2026-10-15.