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Empire State Manufacturing Survey Rises to 20.6 From 15.6

Empire State Manufacturing Survey came in at 20.6 on August 1, 2026, 5.0 points above the prior reading of 15.6.

Empire State Manufacturing Survey came in at 20.6 on August 1, 2026, 5.0 points above the prior reading of 15.6. On a diffusion index the sign is the signal: above zero means more respondents reporting expansion than contraction, and the distance from zero is how lopsided the split is.

• August 1, 2026: 20.6
• prior (July 1, 2026): 15.6
• change: +5.0 pts

Empire State Manufacturing Survey has ranged from -7.0 (September 1, 2025) to 20.6 (August 1, 2026) over the archived window, which puts the current reading 100% of the way up that range.

Survey readings are noisy month to month, so the standing trend matters more than any single print: this series has been rising across recent readings. Source: Federal Reserve district surveys via FRED.

Published 2026-08-31.