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 21.63 billion US dollars in September 2026, versus 19.24 in the previous month. This constitutes a rise of 12.43 percent.
Sample. There are 417 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1992 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: shipments averaged 9.23 billion US dollars; they recorded a minimum of 4.57 billion US dollars in January 2000; they achieved a maximum of 21.63 billion US dollars in September 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 17,766.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 19,241.0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 21,632.0 |
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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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