[Economic Indicators March, 2001]
[Page Number 10]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


BUSINESS INVESTMENT

                                                                                      [Billions of dollars]
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                                                                                                              Capital expenditures
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                                                                                                                       By industry
                                                Total            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   For
                    Period                       for                                                 Manufacturing                                                       Insur-           busi-
                                                 all   Total \1\                         Con-  ------------------------- Trans-    Com-           Whole-                  ance            nesses
                                                busi-               Total by    Mining  struc-           Dur-     Non-   porta-  munica-  Utili-   sale   Retail   Fi-     and    Serv-  without
                                               nesses             industry \2\           tion    Total   able   durable   tion    tions    ties    trade   trade  nance   real    ices   employ-
                                                                                                         goods   goods                                                   estate            ees
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---------------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------For businesses with 5 employees or more-----------------------------------------------------
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1993.........................................  ......     489.7       488.2       19.6    11.6   134.1    66.4     67.7    30.6    37.1     41.3    19.0    41.4   26.0    14.2   111.8  .......
1994.........................................  ......     549.3       547.9       24.6     9.1   154.4    79.7     74.7    33.3    41.9     41.5    23.5    46.5   29.8    17.4   123.8  .......
1995.........................................  ......     601.1       601.0       27.6    10.4   181.0    97.0     84.0    33.9    46.3     38.4    24.5    51.9   30.4    19.8   134.2  .......
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                                                                                                         For businesses with employees
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1996.........................................   807.1     707.1       707.1       30.2    13.8   191.8   109.9     81.9    36.7    57.1     36.7    26.0    55.8   87.1    23.4   145.9   100.0
1997 ........................................   871.8     772.3       772.3       39.0    15.5   192.3   108.4     83.9    45.0    68.5     38.7    28.8    55.9   91.3    29.3   165.0    99.4
1998.........................................   973.6     879.0       879.0       40.3    18.3   207.3   119.0     88.3    51.8    78.5     42.3    31.2    63.1  110.1    50.3   182.4    94.5
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    \1\ For 1993, 1994, and 1995 
includes an item for not distributed 
by industry, not shown separately.
    \2\ Includes an item for 
expenditures serving multiple 
industries, not shown separately.
    Note.--All data from Annual 
Capital Expenditures.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.