Primary Metals Value of Shipments (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, shipments of primary metals stood at 26.79 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in August 2025, compared to 26.78 in July 2025. This marks a rise of 0.04 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 404 records. The period covered by the series goes from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics we calculated on the entire sample: shipments averaged 17.84 billion US dollars; they reached their highest level of 27.99 in June 2022; they reached a trough of 9.88 in December 1992.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 26523.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 26778.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 26786.0 |
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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 | 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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