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 27.89 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in January 2026, versus 27.75 in December 2025. This constitutes a rise of 0.50 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 409 records overall. The series covers the time period extending from January 1992 to January 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: shipments had a mean value of 17.96 USD billion; they reached a trough of 9.88 in December 1992; they recorded a maximum of 27.99 in June 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 26993.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 27748.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 27892.0 |
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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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