Defense Capital Goods Value of Shipments (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, shipments of defense capital goods stood at 17.56 USD billion in November 2025, compared to 15.82 in October 2025. This represents a gain of 11.00 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 407 observations. The series covers the period extending from January 1992 to November 2025.
History. Here are some summary statistics calculated on the full sample: shipments had a mean value of 9.01 billion US dollars; they hit a minimum of 4.57 in January 2000; they reached a maximum of 17.56 in November 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 16543.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 15821.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 17558.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Defense Capital Goods Value of Shipments |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| 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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