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 229.54 USD billion (seasonally adjusted) in September 2026, compared to 229.01 in the previous month. This represents a gain of 0.23 percent.
Sample. The monthly series displayed in the chart has 417 observations in total. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1992 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: unfilled orders had a mean of 154.32 USD billion; they hit a trough of 101.03 USD billion in May 2000; they recorded their highest level of 229.54 USD billion in September 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 227,602 |
| 2026-08-31 | 229,010 |
| 2026-09-30 | 229,537 |
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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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