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 27.92 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in January 2026, compared to 27.69 in December 2025. This constitutes an increase of 0.83 percent.
Sample. There are 408 records overall in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series extends from February 1992 to January 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: new orders recorded their maximum of 28.95 USD billion in December 2021; they recorded a minimum of 9.78 in February 1992; they were equal on average to 18.05.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 27046.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 27686.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 27919.0 |
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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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