Primary Metals Value of Shipments (advance estimate; not 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. On a sesonally unadjusted basis, in the United States, shipments of primary metals were 27.35 billion US dollars in August 2025, compared to 26.52 in the previous month. This constitutes an increase of 3.13 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series presented in the chart, there are a total of 404 data points. The time range covered by the series is from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: shipments had an average value of 17.85 USD billion; they reached their lowest level of 9.09 in December 1992; they recorded their highest level of 29.84 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 27630.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 26516.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 27349.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary Metals Value of Shipments |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| 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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