In 2015, U.S. nonfarm businesses invested $1,638.6 billion in new and used structures and equipment, an increase of 2.5 percent over the revised 2014 total of $1,597.9 billion (See Summary Table A below, and Tables 1a and 1b). Total spending on new structures and new equipment was $1,527.1 billion.

Expenditures in 2015 for new and used structures totaled $645.7 billion (See Figure 1). Of this amount, $592.3 billion (91.7 percent) was spent for new structures. Expenditures for used structures totaled $53.4 billion.

Spending on new and used equipment totaled $992.9 billion in 2015, up $38.6 billion (4.0 percent) from 2014. Of this amount, $934.8 billion (94.1 percent) was for new equipment, an increase of $36.2 billion (4.0 percent) from 2014. Expenditures for used equipment totaled $58.1 billion.

Summary Table A. Capital Expenditures and Relative Standard Errors (RSE) for New and Used Structures and Equipment: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital Expenditures	2015	2015 RSE (Percent)	2014	2014 RSE (Percent)	Difference	% Change
Total	1,638.6	1.2	1,597.9	0.9	40.7	2.5
New	1,527.1	1.0	1,505.6	0.9	21.5	1.4	NS
Used	111.5	9.7	92.3	5.0	19.2	20.8	NS
Structures	645.7	2.7	643.6	2.2	2.1	0.3	NS
New	592.3	2.0	607.0	2.0	-14.6	-2.4	NS
Used	53.4	18.7	36.6	9.1	16.8	45.8	NS
Equipment	992.9	0.9	954.3	0.7	38.6	4.0
New	934.8	1.0	898.6	0.7	36.2	4.0
Used	58.1	3.0	55.7	3.5	2.5	4.4	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

The Annual Capital Expenditures Survey collects data from companies with and without employees. Companies with employees accounted for $1,544.7 billion (94.3 percent) of total capital spending in 2015. These companies invested $603.6 billion in structures. Expenditures on equipment totaled $941.1 billion, up $43.2 billion (4.8 percent) from 2014 (See Figure 2).

Companies without employees accounted for $93.9 billion (5.7 percent) of capital spending in 2015, with $42.1 billion spent on structures and $51.8 billion spent on equipment (See Summary Table B below).

Summary Table B. Capital Expenditures and Relative Standard Errors (RSE) for Structures and Equipment: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital Expenditures	2015	2015 RSE (Percent)	2014	2014 RSE (Percent)	Difference	% Change
Total	1,638.6	1.2	1,597.9	0.9	40.7	2.5
Companies with employees	1,544.7	1.3	1,506.6	0.9	38.1	2.5	NS
Companies without employees	93.9	4.7	91.3	5.3	2.7	2.9	NS
Structures	645.7	2.7	643.6	2.2	2.1	0.3	NS
Companies with employees	603.6	2.8	608.7	2.3	-5.1	-0.8	NS
Companies without employees	42.1	8.6	34.9	7.9	7.2	20.6	NS
Equipment	992.9	0.9	954.3	0.7	38.6	4.0
Companies with employees	941.1	0.9	897.9	0.6	43.2	4.8
Companies without employees	51.8	5.1	56.4	5.3	-4.5	-8.1	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Highlights by business sector for companies with employees (See Tables 2, 3, and 4)

(Data in this section is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System. Data is only for companies with employees because companies without employees are not asked to report capital expenditures by sector or industry.)

Of the 19 NAICS major industry sectors covered in this report, 7 had a statistically significant increase in capital spending in 2015 compared with 2014, 1 had a statistically significant decrease, and 11 showed no statistically significant change. The values of structures and equipment may not sum to the values of total capital expenditures due to rounding (See Summary Chart A below, Figure 3, and Figure 4).

Of the 132 industries covered in this report, 33 had a statistically significant increase in spending, 19 had a statistically significant decrease, 77 showed no significant change from the prior year, and 3 have 2015 values suppressed and no comparisons can be made.

Manufacturing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Manufacturing	239.6	231.1	3.7%	NS
Structures	52.3	50.5	3.6%	NS
Equipment	187.3	180.6	3.7%	NS
Durable Goods Industries	123.0	124.8	-1.5%	NS
Structures	20.9	19.5	7.0%
Equipment	102.1	105.3	-3.0%	NS
Nondurable Goods Industries	116.6	106.3	9.7%
Structures	31.4	31.0	1.4%	NS
Equipment	85.2	75.3	13.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

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Mining

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Mining	174.7	230.8	-24.3%
Structures	140.1	187.3	-25.2%
Equipment	34.6	43.4	-20.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Mining [<1.0 MB]

Finance and Insurance

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Finance and Insurance	164.5	153.3	7.3%
Structures	19.9	17.8	11.4%
Equipment	144.6	135.4	6.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Finance and Insurance [<1.0 MB]

Information

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Information	135.5	132.0	2.7%	NS
Structures	33.0	33.3	-1.0%	NS
Equipment	102.6	98.7	3.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Information [<1.0 MB]

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	152.3	121.9	24.9%	NS
Structures	62.4	44.7	39.7%	NS
Equipment	89.9	77.2	16.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Real Estate [<1.0 MB]

Utilities

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Utilities	130.2	118.9	9.5%
Structures	71.3	63.8	11.6%
Equipment	59.0	55.1	7.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Utilities [<1.0 MB]

Transportation and Warehousing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Transportation and Warehousing	116.7	111.0	5.1%
Structures	42.5	40.6	4.8%
Equipment	74.2	70.5	5.3%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Transportation and warehousing [<1.0 MB]

Health Care and Social Assistance

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Health Care and Social Assistance	93.6	89.0	5.1%	NS
Structures	49.1	47.5	3.4%	NS
Equipment	44.5	41.5	7.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Health Care and Social Assistance [<1.0 MB]

Retail Trade

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Retail Trade	85.8	82.4	4.2%
Structures	36.9	35.6	3.7%	NS
Equipment	49.0	46.8	4.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Retail Trade [<1.0 MB]

Wholesale Trade

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Wholesale Trade	42.8	44.8	-4.3%	NS
Structures	12.6	12.3	2.2%	NS
Equipment	30.3	32.5	-6.7%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Wholesale Trade [<1.0 MB]

Accommodation and food services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Accomodation and food services	32.6	29.8	9.4%	NS
Structures	17.0	14.2	19.6%	NS
Equipment	15.7	15.7	0.2%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Accomodation and food services [<1.0 MB]

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Professional, scientific, and technical services	33.6	30.4	10.6%
Structures	8.4	7.2	16.1%
Equipment	25.2	23.2	8.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Professional, scientific, and technical services [<1.0 MB]

Construction

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Construction	33.5	30.3	10.6%	NS
Structures	2.7	3.8	-30.3%	NS
Equipment	30.8	26.5	16.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Construction [<1.0 MB]

Educational services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Educational services	31.4	25.8	21.6%
Structures	24.3	19.7	23.2%
Equipment	7.1	6.1	16.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Educational services [<1.0 MB]

Administrative and support waste and management

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Administrative and support waste and management	26.4	22.6	17.0%
Structures	6.5	4.1	58.9%
Equipment	19.9	18.5	7.7%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Administrative and support waste and management [<1.0 MB]

Other Services (except public administration)

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Other Services (except public administration)	23.1	20.3	14.0%	NS
Structures	13.2	11.1	19.4%	NS
Equipment	9.9	9.2	7.6%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Other Services (except public administration) [<1.0 MB]

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	16.2	19.6	-17.4%	NS
Structures	8.8	12.2	-27.4%
Equipment	7.3	7.4	-0.9%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation [<1.0 MB]

Management of companies and enterprises

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Management of companies and enterprises	5.2	5.4	-3.8%	NS
Structures	1.0	1.2	-15.6%
Equipment	4.1	4.1	-0.2%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Management of companies and enterprises [<1.0 MB]

Forestry, fishing, and agricultural services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2015 and 2014 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2015	2014	% Change
Total Forestry, fishing, and agricultural services	3.4	4.0	-15.3%	NS
Structures	0.6	1.0	-32.6%	NS
Equipment	2.7	3.0	-9.8%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.