Chicago Fed National Activity Index: Diffusion Index

CFNAIDIFFother indicatorsFree tier

Series IDCFNAIDIFF
UnitsIndex
FrequencyMonthly
Categoryother indicators
Latest observation2026-08-01
HistoryPoint-in-time: every value as first published plus each revision, so backtests see only what was known on the day

Latest reading

The latest Chicago Fed National Activity Index: Diffusion Index observation, for 2026-08-01, is 0.02 Index, down from 0.04 for 2026-07-01. It has not been revised since it was first published. 94.2% of observations in this history were revised after first release.

Latest observation2026-08-01
Latest value0.02 Index
Previous0.04 (2026-07-01)
Change-0.02 (-50.0%)
First published value0.02
Last release2026-09-21
Vintages stored169
Observations712
Largest revision (5 years)2025-11-01: -0.24 → -0.54

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