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 31.32 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in July 2026, compared to 30.68 in June 2026. This marks an increase of 2.09 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 415 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1992 to July 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: shipments had an average value of 18.13 billion US dollars; they recorded a maximum of 31.32 in July 2026; they recorded a minimum of 9.88 in December 1992.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 30382.0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 30684.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 31325.0 |
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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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