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Table 3.11.1. Percent Change From Preceding Period in Real National Defense Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment by Type:
Quarterly

   
    Q2 1947    
 
 
    Q2 2019
Percent Change from Preceding Period
Line Name Q2 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2018
1
National defense consumption expenditures and gross investment 		3.1 7.7 7.5
2
Consumption expenditures 		4.1 8.2 7.9
3
Gross output of general government 		3.8 7.8 7.2
4
Value added 		0.9 1.0 1.3
5
Compensation of general government employees 		0.9 1.2 2.1
6
Military 		1.1 1.8 0.7
7
Civilian 		0.8 0.4 4.4
8
Consumption of general government fixed capital 		0.8 0.7 0.0
9
Intermediate goods and services purchased 		8.8 20.1 18.4
10
Durable goods 		3.4 12.0 25.4
11
Aircraft 		9.7 23.6 52.6
12
Missiles 		-29.1 6.3 13.5
13
Ships 		9.4 8.2 9.0
14
Vehicles 		5.3 1.3 -9.0
15
Electronics 		6.8 5.5 6.7
16
Other durable goods 		2.4 2.7 8.3
17
Nondurable goods 		0.6 12.2 0.9
18
Petroleum products 		-4.5 9.4 -6.5
19
Ammunition 		11.1 40.2 65.6
20
Other nondurable goods 		-1.6 0.2 -10.6
21
Services 		11.1 23.0 19.7
22
Installation support 		6.4 8.6 5.0
23
Weapons support 		-6.9 21.4 20.1
24
Personnel support 		23.4 34.1 32.2
25
Transportation of material 		-1.7 9.6 -8.9
26
Travel of persons 		-6.6 -1.8 -2.0
27
Less: Own-account investment 		-2.9 -2.6 -7.1
28
Less: Sales to other sectors 		1.3 2.6 2.3
29
Gross investment 		-1.0 5.3 6.3
30
Structures 		-13.2 42.8 -1.5
31
Equipment 		-4.0 3.4 8.7
32
Aircraft 		-32.7 13.1 52.4
33
Missiles 		-11.8 -12.0 -47.4
34
Ships 		28.3 3.3 5.9
35
Vehicles 		58.1 -0.9 -13.1
36
Electronics 		6.8 5.8 5.2
37
Other equipment 		0.2 -0.9 2.8
38
Intellectual property products 		3.7 5.9 3.8
39
Software 		9.3 5.3 13.9
40
Research and development 		2.6 6.1 1.9
   

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