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 stood at 15.48 billion US dollars (seasonally adjusted) in August 2025, versus 15.43 in July. This represents a rise of 0.32 percent.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 404 records overall. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: shipments had an average value of 8.95 USD billion; they hit a minimum of 5.38 in August 2000; they achieved a maximum of 15.49 in June 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 15494.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 15433.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 15480.0 |
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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 |