Business Leaders Survey

The Business Leaders Survey is a monthly survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that asks companies across its District – which includes New York State, Northern New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut – about recent and expected trends in key business indicators. This survey is designed to parallel the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, though it covers a wider geography and the questions are slightly different. Participants from the service sector respond to a questionnaire and report on a variety of indicators, both in terms of recent and expected changes. For more information about the survey and its methodology, please visit New York Fed’s website.

In the table below, Index column is the diffusion index, IN column is for percent reporting increases, NO column is for percent reporting no change, and DE column is for percent reporting decreases. All datasets are not seasonally adjusted.

Survey Type INDEX IN NO DE
Business Activity Current
Expected
Business Climate Current
Expected
Capital Spending Current
Expected
Employment Current
Expected
Prices Paid Current
Expected
Prices Received Current
Expected
Wages Current
Expected