March 7, 2025

Historical Data Files for the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey

Historical monthly data for the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey diffusion 
indexes only are available from May 1968 to the most current month. 

Variable names and definitions for data appear in the
bos_dif.txt, bos_dif.csv, and bos_dif.xls files as follows:

GAC     Current General Activity                                                                                                                                                                   
NOC     Current New Orders                                                                                                                                                                      
SHC     Current Shipments                                                                                                                                                               
UOC     Current Unfilled Orders                                                                                                                                                 
DTC     Current Delivery Times                                                                                                                                                   
IVC     Current Inventories                                                                                                                                                                     
PPC     Current Prices Paid                                                                                                                                                     
PRC     Current Prices Received                                                                                                                                                 
NEC     Current Employment                                                                                                                                                                      
AWC     Current Average Workweek                                                                                                                                                                        
GAF     Future General Activity                                                                                                                                                                    
NOF     Future New Orders                                                                                                                                                                       
SHF     Future Shipments                                                                                                                                                                
UOF     Future Unfilled Orders                                                                                                                                                  
DTF     Future Delivery Times                                                                                                                                                    
IVF     Future Inventories                                                                                                                                                                      
PPF     Future Prices Paid                                                                                                                                                      
PRF     Future Prices Received                                                                                                                                                  
NEF     Future Employment                                                                                                                                                               
AWF     Future Average Workweek                                                                                                                                                 
CEF     Future Capital Expenditures  

All of the data are seasonally adjusted diffusion indexes.


Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey