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 31.96 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in July 2026, compared to 31.47 in June 2026. This constitutes an increase of 1.56 percent.
Sample. There are 414 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time range going from February 1992 to July 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: new orders recorded a maximum of 31.96 billion US dollars in July 2026; they reached their minimum of 9.78 in February 1992; they had a mean value of 18.23.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 30970.0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 31473.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 31960.0 |
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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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