# United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey: Finished Goods Inventories Index (SA)

United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey: Finished Goods Inventories Index (SA) was 4.00 diffusion index (net balance) in October 2026, unchanged from September 2026 and down 71.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.00 diffusion index (net balance) (Nov 2021) to 26.00 diffusion index (net balance) (Jan 2020), averaging 8.27 diffusion index (net balance).

- Source agency: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Makrognosis code: `US.RICHFED_MFG_FINGDS_INV.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: diffusion index (net balance)
- Coverage: 1997-05-01 to 2026-10-01 (354 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/richmond-fed-manufacturing-survey-finished-goods-inventories-index-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 4.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| September 2026 | 4.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| August 2026 | 3.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| July 2026 | 9.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| June 2026 | 9.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| May 2026 | 4.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| April 2026 | 10.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| March 2026 | 7.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| February 2026 | 9.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| January 2026 | 6.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| December 2025 | 6.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| November 2025 | 16.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| October 2025 | 14.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| September 2025 | 10.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| August 2025 | 14.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| July 2025 | 13.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| June 2025 | 9.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| May 2025 | 12.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| April 2025 | 19.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| March 2025 | 8.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| February 2025 | 9.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| January 2025 | 10.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| December 2024 | 15.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| November 2024 | 24.00 diffusion index (net balance) |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.RICHFED_MFG_FINGDS_INV.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.RICHFED_MFG_FINGDS_INV.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```