Defense Capital Goods Value of Shipments (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, shipments of defense capital goods were 18.03 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in March 2026, compared to 17.46 in February 2026. This constitutes an increase of 3.26 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 411 observations. The series covers the span of time going from January 1992 to March 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics we computed on the full sample: shipments reached a maximum of 18.03 USD billion in March 2026; they reached their lowest level of 5.38 in August 2000; they averaged 9.09.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 16943.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 17459.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 18034.0 |
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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 | 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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