Empire State Mfg Survey stands at 20.6 as of August 2026, up from 9.1 a year earlier. The reading sits in the 83rd percentile of its history back to 2001.
| Latest (August 2026) | 20.6 |
| One year ago | 9.1 |
| 10-year range | -80.0 – 35.8 |
| All-time range | -80.0 (2020) – 39.0 (2004) |
| Standing | Highest since 2021 |
| Change over 12 months | +11.5 — bottomed at -7.0 in 2025 |
| Percentile vs. full history | 83rd |
| History | 2001–2026 (302 observations) |
The New York Fed's monthly survey of manufacturers in its district, released mid-month and one of the first reads on the current month. A diffusion index centered on zero, not on 50 as the ISM surveys are: above zero means more firms reporting expansion than contraction. Noisy alone, but Empire and the other regional Fed surveys together preview the national ISM later in the month.
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Data: download CSV (source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, via FRED).