Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index
US Kansas City Fed manufacturing index and regional factory surveys published monthly.
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | |
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| Month-on-month13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Composite index | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -11 | -6 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -8 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -6 | |
| Production | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | -2 | -3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 3 | -8 | -3 | 1 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -6 | -15 | 2 | -7 | -11 | -1 | -9 | -11 | 6 | -14 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -8 | |
| Shipments | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -2 | -8 | -3 | -12 | -7 | 1 | -11 | -4 | -12 | -4 | 8 | -8 | -4 | 6 | -14 | -3 | -3 | -13 | -11 | |
| New orders volume | 24 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -18 | -11 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -18 | -13 | -10 | -5 | -13 | -5 | -19 | -8 | -5 | -24 | -12 | |
| Backlog of orders | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 8 | -11 | -5 | -7 | -2 | -11 | -14 | -28 | -12 | -20 | -19 | -8 | -13 | -16 | -25 | -18 | -18 | -28 | -19 | -21 | -22 | -17 | -18 | -27 | -15 | -22 | -10 | -16 | -17 | -18 | |
| Number of employees | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 0 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -9 | -4 | -3 | -9 | -3 | -11 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -10 | -5 | -8 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 5 | -2 | -2 | 4 | |
| Average employee workweek | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -6 | 6 | -7 | -3 | -12 | -10 | -7 | -13 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -5 | -4 | -10 | 0 | -7 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -1 | |
| Prices received | 37 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Prices paid | 68 | 55 | 52 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 9 | |
| New export orders | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 0 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -14 | -14 | -10 | -18 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -2 | -2 | 4 | -3 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -6 | -7 | -1 | -4 | -9 | -8 | |
| Supplier delivery time | 19 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -11 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -4 | 0 | |
| Raw materials inventories | 9 | 11 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -6 | 8 | -5 | 1 | -4 | 3 | 1 | -8 | -1 | -4 | -11 | 1 | 0 | -17 | 0 | -5 | -11 | -10 | -13 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -15 | |
| Finished goods inventories | 18 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -2 | -8 | |
| Expectations for 6 months ahead14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Composite index | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Production | 36 | 35 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 8 | |
| Shipments | 34 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
| New orders volume | 31 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Backlog of orders | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -1 | -9 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | -5 | -2 | -10 | -17 | -7 | -3 | -5 | 1 | 1 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -3 | -2 | -9 | -17 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -10 | -10 | -3 | |
| Number of employees | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 11 | 13 | |
| Average employee workweek | 12 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -8 | -7 | -14 | -2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -13 | -2 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 3 | 1 | |
| Prices received | 59 | 57 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 42 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 20 | |
| Prices paid | 76 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 29 | |
| New export orders | -2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | -9 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -5 | -5 | -1 | 0 | -8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Supplier delivery time | 14 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -3 | -1 | -11 | -7 | -5 | |
| Raw materials inventories | 6 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 2 | -3 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | -3 | 1 | -4 | -1 | -13 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -6 | -8 | -15 | -9 | -14 | |
| Finished goods inventories | 8 | -1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -7 | -3 | -1 | 6 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -1 | -6 | -5 | -10 | -1 | -4 | -12 | -8 | -14 | -10 | -13 | -12 | |
| Capital expenditures | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 | 8 |
Latest reading
Composite index stood at 14 in Sep 2026. That is +4 from Aug 2026 and +11 from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jul 2001 to Sep 2026. Source: Kansas City FED (Manufacturing Survey).
- Latest
- 14
- Sep 2026
- vs previous period
- +4
- Aug 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +11
About this data
US Kansas City Fed manufacturing index and regional factory surveys published monthly. The series covers twenty-seven diffusion indexes tracking production, shipments, orders, and prices from the Tenth Federal Reserve District. Data is available monthly since 2001, featuring both month-on-month changes and six-month expectations. Seasonally adjusted figures reflect activity across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, western Missouri, and northern New Mexico.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index measure?
- The Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index measures regional business conditions, factory activity, employment, and price pressures across the Tenth Federal Reserve District in the United States.
- How often is the survey released and what is the historical coverage?
- Published monthly by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the survey provides diffusion indexes extending back to 2001 for current conditions and six-month expectations.
- Which geographic regions are covered by this survey?
- The survey covers Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, western Missouri, and northern New Mexico, reflecting an industrial structure focused on energy, agriculture, and aerospace.
- How are the index values structured in the report?
- The data consists of seasonally adjusted diffusion indexes measured in points, covering month-on-month changes alongside six-month forward-looking expectations across twenty-seven distinct sub-indicators.
