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 stood at 129.92 in 2025-Q2, versus 128.00 in the previous quarter. This represents a gain of 1.50 percent.
Sample. There are 314 records overall in the quarterly series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time span going from March 1947 to June 2025.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the deflator recorded a bottom of 8.82 in December 1947; it reached its maximum of 129.92 in June 2025; it averaged 51.57.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 126.428 |
| 2025-03-31 | 128.003 |
| 2025-06-30 | 129.919 |
Suggestion. One of the pluses of our web site is that we provide accurate metadata. Check it below to gain insights on the characteristics of the time series that you use in your research.
Not for investment purposes. Any data collected and published on FetchSeries are not meant for investment purposes or as a basis for financial-decision making. Users should ask for professional advice and do their own independent due diligence before making any financial commitments.
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
Discover the other time series included in this data set.
GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Gross domestic product (GDP) (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Gross private domestic investment (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Exports (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Exports: Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Exports: Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports: Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports: Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
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 | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 314 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |