Primary Metals New Orders (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, new orders of primary metals stood at 31.08 billion US dollars in March 2026, compared to 28.71 in February. This constitutes an increase of 8.25 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 410 observations. The series covers the time range stretching from February 1992 to March 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: new orders averaged 18.10 USD billion; they reached a trough of 9.15 in July 1993; they reached their maximum of 31.40 in March 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 27652.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 28714.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 31080.0 |
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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 | 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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