The Kansas Fed Composite Index is a monthly diffusion index that tracks manufacturing activity in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, which includes states like Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. The index is derived from a survey of manufacturing executives who report on various business indicators such as production, new orders, and employment. A reading above zero indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector, while a reading below zero indicates contraction. It serves as a key regional barometer for the health of the U.S. industrial economy.
The composite index is an average of five diffusion indexes: production, new orders, employment, supplier delivery time, and raw materials inventory. Each diffusion index is calculated by taking the percentage of respondents reporting an increase and subtracting the percentage reporting a decrease.
| Date | Actual | Forecast | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | 10.00 | 8.00 | +2.00 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 11.00 | 6.00 | +5.00 |
| May 21, 2026 | 8.00 | 9.00 | -1.00 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 10.00 | 11.00 | -1.00 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 0.00 | 4.00 | -4.00 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 1.00 | 6.00 | -5.00 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 8.00 | 4.00 | +4.00 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 6.00 | 5.00 | +1.00 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 4.00 | -2.00 | +6.00 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 1.00 | 0.00 | +1.00 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | -2.00 | -4.00 | +2.00 |
| May 22, 2025 | -3.00 | -3.00 | 0.00 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | -4.00 | -4.00 | 0.00 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | -2.00 | -6.00 | +4.00 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | -5.00 | -3.00 | -2.00 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | -5.00 | -7.00 | +2.00 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | -4.00 | 5.00 | -9.00 |
| Nov 21, 2024 | -2.00 | -2.00 | 0.00 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | -4.00 | -6.00 | +2.00 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | -8.00 | 2.00 | -10.00 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | -3.00 | -9.00 | +6.00 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | -13.00 | -5.00 | -8.00 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | -8.00 | 1.00 | -9.00 |
| May 23, 2024 | -2.00 | -4.00 | +2.00 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | -8.00 | -5.00 | -3.00 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | -7.00 | -7.00 | 0.00 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -4.00 | -5.00 | +1.00 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | -9.00 | -9.00 | 0.00 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | -1.00 | 2.00 | -3.00 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | -2.00 | -9.00 | +7.00 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | -8.00 | -9.00 | +1.00 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | -8.00 | -1.00 | -7.00 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 0.00 | -7.00 | +7.00 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | -11.00 | -5.00 | -6.00 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | -12.00 | -5.00 | -7.00 |
| May 25, 2023 | -1.00 | -14.00 | +13.00 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | -10.00 | 4.00 | -14.00 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | -1.00 | -10.00 | +9.00 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | -9.00 | -5.00 | -4.00 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | -6.00 | -5.00 | -1.00 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | -7.00 | 4.00 | -11.00 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.00 | 2.00 | -1.00 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | 3.00 | -2.00 | +5.00 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | 13.00 | 15.00 | -2.00 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | 12.00 | 24.00 | -12.00 |
| May 26, 2022 | 23.00 | 21.00 | +2.00 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | 25.00 | 33.00 | -8.00 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | 37.00 | — | — |
