[Economic Indicators July, 1995]
[Page Number 9]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN 1987 DOLLARS

In the second quarter of 1995, according to advance estimates, 
nonresidential fixed investment in 1987 dollars rose $21.0 billion 
(annual rate) and residential investment fell $8.6 billion. There was a 
$30.4 billion increase in inventories, following an increase of $51.1 
billion in the first quarter.
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                 [Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]                 
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                                                   Fixed investment                         Change in business  
                            -------------------------------------------------------------       inventories     
                    Gross                          Nonresidential                        -----------------------
     Period        private              ------------------------------------                                    
                  domestic      Total                            Producers'  Residential                        
                 investment                 Total    Structures    durable                   Total      Nonfarm 
                                                                  equipment                                     
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1986...........       735.1       726.5       500.3       176.6       323.7        226.2         8.5        10.6
1987...........       749.3       723.0       497.8       171.3       326.5        225.2        26.3        32.7
1988...........       773.4       753.4       530.8       174.0       356.8        222.7        19.9        26.9
1989...........       784.0       754.2       540.0       177.6       362.5        214.2        29.8        29.9
1990...........       746.8       741.1       546.5       179.5       367.0        194.5         5.7         3.2
1991...........       683.8       684.9       515.4       160.6       354.9        169.5        -1.1        -1.3
1992...........       725.3       722.9       525.9       149.8       376.2        196.9         2.5        -2.0
1993...........       819.9       804.6       591.6       147.7       443.9        213.0        15.3        18.5
1994...........       951.5       903.8       672.4       150.6       521.9        231.3        47.8        40.7
                                                                                                                
1984:IV........       756.4       708.4       509.6       189.5       320.1        198.8        47.9        50.8
1985:IV........       763.1       732.9       525.5       198.3       327.2        207.4        30.2        28.0
1986:IV........       705.9       725.9       495.5       170.4       325.0        230.5       -20.1       -18.6
1987:IV........       793.8       733.9       510.6       177.9       332.7        223.3        59.9        62.1
1988:IV........       785.0       764.1       538.8       175.7       363.1        225.3        20.9        30.5
1989:IV........       769.5       744.6       536.7       179.8       356.9        208.0        24.9        31.2
1990:IV........       695.7       716.6       540.2       172.8       367.4        176.3       -20.9       -18.7
1991:IV........       697.9       684.4       506.9       151.4       355.5        177.5        13.5        14.6
1992:IV........       755.2       748.6       540.9       146.3       394.6        207.7         6.3            
                                                                                                                
1993:I.........       789.2       770.7       560.3       147.2       413.0        210.4        18.5        19.7
      II.......       806.2       787.3       581.0       147.3       433.7        206.3        18.9        22.8
      III......       821.8       808.8       597.9       147.5       450.3        211.0        13.0        20.9
      IV.......       862.5       851.7       627.2       148.7       478.5        224.5        10.8        10.7
                                                                                                                
1994:I.........       898.9       873.4       643.6       144.1       499.4        229.9        25.4        22.1
      II.......       950.9       891.7       657.9       151.0       506.9        233.8        59.2        51.7
      III......       967.3       910.2       680.0       151.6       528.4        230.2        57.1        47.4
      IV.......       989.1       939.7       708.2       155.6       552.6        231.5        49.4        41.7
                                                                                                                
1995:I.........     1,024.1       973.0       743.6       159.9       583.7        229.5        51.1        49.1
      IIp......     1,015.8       985.4       764.6       163.2       601.4        220.9        30.4        32.9
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    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Economic Analysis.