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 26.99 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in November 2025, compared to 27.04 in October. This marks a reduction of 0.18 percent.
Sample. There are 407 data points in the monthly series shown in the chart above. The series covers the period stretching from January 1992 to November 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: shipments hit a maximum of 27.99 USD billion in June 2022; they reached their lowest level of 9.88 in December 1992; they averaged 17.91.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 27138.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 27035.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 26989.0 |
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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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