Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Data

Data Files

Monthly Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey data (from May 1968 to the most current release month) are available to download in various formats. The diffusion-index-data-only file includes all seasonally adjusted diffusion indexes. The full history file includes all diffusion indexes — both seasonally adjusted and nonseasonally adjusted — as well as aggregate proportions series (percentage of firms reporting increases, decreases, and no change).

Download full history of diffusion index data only:

• bos_dif.txt
• bos_dif.csv
• bos_dif.xls

Download full history of all data series:

• bos_history.txt
• bos_history.csv
• bos_history.xls

Documentation

• Data definitions for diffusion-index-data-only files
• Data definitions for all data series files
• Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey – Seasonal Adjustment Process for 2025

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