Primary Metals New Orders (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, new orders of primary metals were 29.46 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in April 2026, compared to 28.92 in March. This constitutes a gain of 1.87 percent.
Sample. There are 411 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time period extending from February 1992 to April 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics computed on the whole sample: new orders reached their maximum of 29.46 billion US dollars in April 2026; they registered a minimum of 9.78 in February 1992; they had a mean value of 18.13.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 28694.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 28920.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 29460.0 |
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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 | 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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