Defense Capital Goods Unfilled Orders (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, unfilled orders of defense capital goods were 213.59 billion US dollars in January 2026, compared to 214.97 in December 2025. This marks a decrease of 0.64 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 409 data points overall. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1992 to January 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: unfilled orders had a mean of 153.04 billion US dollars; they reached a minimum of 100.82 in November 1999; they reached a maximum of 214.97 in December 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 210660.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 214973.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 213591.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Defense Capital Goods Unfilled Orders |
| 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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