Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: Deflators for US GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the deflator for Federal spending on national defense was 131.09 in 2025-Q3, compared to 129.92 in 2025-Q2. This constitutes a rise of 0.90 percent.
Sample. There are 315 observations in the quarterly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time span extending from March 1947 to September 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the deflator hit a minimum of 8.82 in December 1947; it recorded a maximum of 131.09 in September 2025; it had an average value of 51.83.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | 128.003 |
| 2025-06-30 | 129.919 |
| 2025-09-30 | 131.09 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Deflator |
| Data type | Price deflator |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Index (2017 = 100) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Index |
| Source | Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
Series in the same data set
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GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Gross domestic product (GDP) (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Gross private domestic investment (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Exports (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Exports: Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Exports: Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports: Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports: Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |