Primary Metals Total Inventories (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, inventories of primary metals stood at 48.04 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in August 2025, compared to 47.71 in the previous month. This marks a gain of 0.69 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has 404 observations in total. The series covers the time period going from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: inventories had an average value of 30.15 USD billion; they reached a minimum of 16.81 in February 1992; they attained a maximum of 49.77 in June 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 47250.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 47708.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 48042.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary Metals Total Inventories |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| 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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