Primary Metals New Orders (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Advance manufacturing survey (U.S. Census)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, new orders of primary metals stood at 27.04 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in August 2025, versus 27.02 in July 2025. This marks a gain of 0.07 percent.
Sample. There are 403 data points overall in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The time range covered by the series extends from February 1992 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: new orders hit a minimum of 9.78 USD billion in February 1992; they recorded their highest level of 28.95 in December 2021; they had a mean of 17.93.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 26615.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 27017.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 27040.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary Metals New Orders |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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