Defense Capital Goods Unfilled Orders (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, unfilled orders of defense capital goods stood at 217.01 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in April 2026, compared to 213.18 in the previous month. This marks a rise of 1.80 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 412 observations. The series covers the span of time going from January 1992 to April 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: unfilled orders had a mean of 153.44 USD billion; they reached their lowest level of 101.03 in May 2000; they hit a peak of 217.01 in April 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 210620.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 213180.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 217012.0 |
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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 | 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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