# United States Durable New Orders: Primary Metals

United States Durable New Orders: Primary Metals was up 20.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 20.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 32,971 USD m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.5% (Apr 2020) to 66.8% (May 2021), averaging 7.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.DGORD.M.SA.GRP-PRIMMETAL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD m
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/durable-new-orders-primary-metals

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32,971 USD m | 20.3 |
| August 2026 | 32,838 USD m | 20.9 |
| July 2026 | 32,222 USD m | 19.3 |
| June 2026 | 31,548 USD m | 18.5 |
| May 2026 | 30,970 USD m | 17.5 |
| April 2026 | 29,705 USD m | 13.5 |
| March 2026 | 28,927 USD m | 10.6 |
| February 2026 | 28,694 USD m | 10.5 |
| January 2026 | 28,004 USD m | 9.2 |
| December 2025 | 27,677 USD m | 9.4 |
| November 2025 | 27,046 USD m | 4.0 |
| October 2025 | 27,118 USD m | 5.0 |
| September 2025 | 27,408 USD m | 5.0 |
| August 2025 | 27,151 USD m | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 27,014 USD m | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 26,615 USD m | −0.08 |
| May 2025 | 26,361 USD m | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 26,183 USD m | −0.10 |
| March 2025 | 26,147 USD m | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 25,965 USD m | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 25,651 USD m | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 25,304 USD m | −4.4 |
| November 2024 | 26,011 USD m | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 25,824 USD m | −0.01 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.DGORD.M.SA.GRP-PRIMMETAL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.DGORD.M.SA.GRP-PRIMMETAL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```