Defense Capital Goods New Orders (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, new orders of defense capital goods were 22.21 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in April 2026, compared to 20.76 in the previous month. This marks a gain of 6.98 percent.
Sample. There are 411 data points in the monthly series presented in the graph above. The series covers the span of time extending from February 1992 to April 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics we calculated on the full sample: new orders had a mean of 9.28 billion US dollars; they hit a trough of 2.58 in December 2000; they reached their highest level of 25.89 in June 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 16475.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 20756.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 22213.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Defense Capital Goods New Orders |
| 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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