Defense Capital Goods Total Inventories (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, inventories of defense capital goods were 28.12 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in April 2026, versus 28.02 in March 2026. This represents a gain of 0.36 percent.
Sample. The monthly time series displayed in the figure has 412 data points in total. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1992 to April 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics computed on the full sample: inventories hit a trough of 13.76 billion US dollars in December 2001; they recorded their highest level of 28.12 in April 2026; they had a mean value of 19.84.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 27897.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 28022.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 28121.0 |
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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 | 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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