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 28.82 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in March 2026, compared to 28.69 in February 2026. This marks a gain of 0.45 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has a total of 410 observations. The series covers the span of time going from February 1992 to March 2026.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: new orders hit a trough of 9.78 USD billion in February 1992; they recorded their highest level of 28.95 in December 2021; they had an average value of 18.10.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 28004.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 28686.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 28815.0 |
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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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