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 228.78 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in July 2026, compared to 225.32 in the previous month. This constitutes a gain of 1.54 percent.
Sample. There are 415 records in the monthly series presented in the plot above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1992 to July 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: unfilled orders recorded a minimum of 101.03 USD billion in May 2000; they peaked at 228.78 in July 2026; they had a mean value of 153.96.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 221503.0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 225323.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 228785.0 |
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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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