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 were 13.99 billion US dollars in July 2025, versus 15.87 in June 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 11.85 percent.
Sample. There are 403 records overall in the monthly time series displayed in the chart above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1992 to July 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics we calculated on the whole sample: shipments averaged 8.93 USD billion; they recorded their maximum of 15.87 in June 2025; they reached a minimum of 4.57 in January 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 14190.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 15865.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 13995.0 |
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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 |