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 were 27.75 billion US dollars in January 2026, compared to 26.13 in December 2025. This constitutes an increase of 6.20 percent.
Sample. There are 408 observations in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The time span covered by the series is from February 1992 to January 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: new orders attained a maximum of 31.40 billion US dollars in March 2023; they reached their minimum of 9.15 in July 1993; they had a mean of 18.04.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 24690.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 26127.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 27746.0 |
Tip. We group time series into data sets and worksheets to make your life easier. When you navigate further down, you will find how we arranged further material related to the statistics provided here.
Not for investment purposes. Data and any other information made available on FetchSeries are not meant for investment purposes or as a basis for making financial decisions. Users should obtain professional advice and perform independent analysis before making any financial commitments.
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 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.