Defense Capital Goods Total Inventories (advance estimate; not 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. On a sesonally unadjusted basis, in the United States, inventories of defense capital goods were 26.89 billion US dollars in August 2025, compared to 26.88 in July 2025. This constitutes a rise of 0.04 percent.
Sample. There are 404 data points in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the period going from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics calculated on the full sample: inventories recorded a minimum of 13.63 USD billion in December 2001; they recorded their highest level of 26.89 in August 2025; they were equal on average to 19.69.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 26869.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 26883.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 26893.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Defense Capital Goods Total Inventories |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| 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 |