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 30.22 billion US dollars in April 2026, compared to 30.78 in March 2026. This constitutes a reduction of 1.82 percent.
Sample. There are 412 records overall in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The series covers the period extending from January 1992 to April 2026.
History. Check out a few summary statistics we computed on the full sample: shipments had a mean of 18.04 USD billion; they reached a trough of 9.09 in December 1992; they reached their highest level of 30.78 in March 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 27863.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 30781.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 30217.0 |
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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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