Primary Metals Value of Shipments (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, shipments of primary metals were 30.72 billion US dollars in March 2026, compared to 27.86 in February 2026. This constitutes an increase of 10.27 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series presented in the plot, there are a total of 411 records. The period covered by the series stretches from January 1992 to March 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: shipments had an average value of 18.01 billion US dollars; they hit a maximum of 30.72 in March 2026; they hit a minimum of 9.09 in December 1992.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 27050.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 27863.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 30724.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary Metals Value of Shipments |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| 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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