Primary Metals Value of Shipments (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, shipments of primary metals stood at 28.92 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in April 2026, versus 28.76 in March. This marks an increase of 0.56 percent.
Sample. The monthly time series shown in the graph has a total of 412 records. The series covers the period extending from January 1992 to April 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: shipments had an average value of 18.04 billion US dollars; they reached their minimum of 9.88 in December 1992; they reached their highest level of 28.92 in April 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 28735.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 28763.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 28919.0 |
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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 | 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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