In 2023, the top producer of Materials and supplies for primary metals manufacturing was Pennsylvania with $44.7B. This is expected to increase 18.1% to $52.8B by 2050. The top consumer was Texas with $49.5B, and those inbound shipments are expected to increase 27.9% to $63.3B by 2050.
Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are metallic ores and base metals.
In 2023, the most common means of transport for Materials and supplies for primary metals manufacturing, by weight, was Truck with 328M tons, followed by Rail with 89.3M tons and Multiple Modes and Mail with 53.2M tons.
In 2017, the US government spent $2.27B on Materials and supplies for primary metals manufacturing. The agency which purchased the largest amount of Materials and supplies for primary metals manufacturing in 2017 was United States Mint ($1.91B), followed by Defense Logistics ($181M) and the Department of the Army ($72.2M).
