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 stood at 26.98 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in July 2025, compared to 26.60 in June 2025. This constitutes a rise of 1.43 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 402 data points. The series covers the period going from February 1992 to July 2025.
History. Have a look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: new orders had a mean of 17.91 USD billion; they peaked at 28.95 in December 2021; they registered a minimum of 9.78 in February 1992.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 26361.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 26596.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 26985.0 |
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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 |