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 28.26 billion US dollars in April 2026, versus 28.15 in March 2026. This marks a rise of 0.39 percent.
Sample. There are 412 data points in the monthly series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1992 to April 2026.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: inventories had a mean value of 19.84 billion US dollars; they recorded a minimum of 13.63 in December 2001; they reached their maximum of 28.26 in April 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 27840.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 28154.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 28264.0 |
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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 |
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