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 were 26.79 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in August 2025, compared to 26.78 in July 2025. This represents a gain of 0.04 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 404 records in total. The period covered by the series is from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics computed on the entire sample: shipments averaged 17.84 USD billion; they reached their minimum of 9.88 in December 1992; they reached their maximum of 27.99 in June 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 26523.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 26778.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 26786.0 |
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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 |