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 stood at 213.46 billion US dollars in March 2026, versus 209.79 in February 2026. This marks a gain of 1.75 percent.
Sample. There are 411 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1992 to March 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: unfilled orders hit a minimum of 100.82 USD billion in November 1999; they recorded their highest level of 214.97 in December 2025; they had a mean value of 153.32.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 213595.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 209786.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 213464.0 |
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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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