Primary Metals Unfilled Orders (advance estimate; not 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. On a sesonally unadjusted basis, in the United States, unfilled orders of primary metals were 44.45 USD billion in November 2025, compared to 44.20 in October. This constitutes a gain of 0.57 percent.
Sample. There are 407 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The time span covered by the series goes from January 1992 to November 2025.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics calculated on the full sample: unfilled orders hit a trough of 16.72 USD billion in November 1992; they recorded their maximum of 47.71 in July 2008; they were equal on average to 29.47.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 44272.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 44196.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 44450.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary Metals Unfilled Orders |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| 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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