In 2017, U.S. nonfarm businesses invested $1,682.9 billion in new and used structures and equipment, an increase of $108.0 billion (6.9 percent) from the revised 2016 total of $1,574.8 billion (See Summary Table A below, and Tables 1a and 1b). Total spending on new structures and new equipment was $1,576.4 billion, an increase of $107.7 billion (7.3 percent) from the revised 2016 total of $1,468.7 billion.

Expenditures on new and used structures totaled $666.4 billion in 2017, up $66.7 billion (11.1 percent) from 2016 (See Figure 1). Of this amount, $617.3 billion (92.6 percent) was spent for new structures, an increase of $73.6 billion (13.5 percent) from 2016. Expenditures for used structures totaled $49.1 billion.

Spending on new and used equipment totaled $1,016.5 billion in 2017, up $41.4 billion (4.2 percent) from 2016. Of this amount, $959.1 billion (94.4 percent) was for new equipment, an increase of $34.2 billion (3.7 percent) from 2016. Expenditures for used equipment totaled $57.4 billion, an increase of $7.2 billion (14.3 percent) from 2016.

Summary Table A. Capital Expenditures and Relative Standard Errors (RSE) for New and Used Structures and Equipment: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital Expenditures	2017	2017 RSE (Percent)	2016	2016 RSE (Percent)	Difference	% Change
Total	1,682.9	1.0	1,574.8	1.1	108.0	6.9
New	1,576.4	0.8	1,468.7	1.0	107.7	7.3
Used	106.4	4.2	106.1	8.3	0.3	0.3	NS
Structures	666.4	1.6	599.7	1.9	66.7	11.1
New	617.3	1.3	543.8	1.3	73.6	13.5
Used	49.1	8.5	55.9	14.8	-6.9	-12.3	NS
Equipment	1016.5	0.9	975.1	1.0	41.4	4.2
New	959.1	0.8	925.0	1.0	34.2	3.7
Used	57.4	2.3	50.2	3.4	7.2	14.3	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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 $1,581.8 billion (94.0 percent) of total capital spending in 2017, an increase of $102.4 billion (6.9 percent) from 2016. These companies invested $612.8 billion in structures, up $60.1 billion (10.9 percent) from 2016. Expenditures on equipment totaled $969.1 billion, up $42.3 billion (4.6 percent) from 2016 (See Figure 2).

Companies without employees accounted for $101.0 billion (6.0 percent) of capital spending in 2017, with $53.6 billion spent on structures and $47.4 billion spent on equipment (See Summary Table B below).

Summary Table B. Capital Expenditures and Relative Standard Errors (RSE) for Structures and Equipment: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital Expenditures	2017	2017 RSE (Percent)	2016	2016 RSE (Percent)	Difference	% Change
Total	1,682.9	1.0	1,574.8	1.1	108.0	6.9
Companies with employees	1,581.8	0.9	1,479.4	1.0	102.4	6.9
Companies without employees	101.0	6.7	95.4	8.2	5.6	5.9	NS
Structures	666.4	1.6	599.7	1.9	66.7	11.1
Companies with employees	612.8	1.5	552.6	2.0	60.1	10.9
Companies without employees	53.6	9.4	47.1	9.2	6.5	13.9	NS
Equipment	1,016.5	0.9	975.1	1.0	41.4	4.2
Companies with employees	969.1	0.8	926.8	0.9	42.3	4.6
Companies without employees	47.4	5.2	48.3	9.1	-0.9	-1.9	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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 2017 compared with 2016, 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).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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.

Of the 132 industries covered in this report, 40 had a statistically significant increase in spending, 13 had a statistically significant decrease, 79 showed no significant change from the prior year.

Highlights of capital expenditures by types of structures and equipment for companies with employees (See Tables 5, 6, 7, 8, and Figures 5 and 6)

The data for 2017, as in year 2012, and all prior years ending in “3” and “8”, provide additional detail on types of structures and types of equipment for companies with employees.

Of the $612.8 billion spent in 2017 on structures by companies with employees, $28.1 billion (4.6 percent) was for Residential buildings, $9.0 billion (1.5 percent) was for Hotels and motels, $62.4 billion (10.2 percent) was for Industrial buildings, $92.8 billion (15.1 percent) was for Offices, $91.8 billion (15.0 percent) was for Commercial buildings, $44.6 billion (7.3 percent) was for Health Care facilities, $12.2 billion (2.0 percent) was for Amusement and recreational facilities, $16.6 billion (2.7 percent) was for Transportation facilities, $127.7 billion (20.8 percent) was for Utility structures and facilities, $37.5 billion (6.1 percent) was for Other buildings, $81.6 billion (13.3 percent) was for Mine shafts and wells, and $8.5 billion (1.4 percent) was for Other non-building structures. (See Figure 5)

Of the $969.1 billion spent in 2017 on equipment by companies with employees, $308.6 billion (31.8 percent) was for Information-processing equipment, $189.0 billion (19.5 percent) was for Industrial equipment, $243.4 billion (25.1 percent) was for Transportation equipment, $90.6 billion (9.3 percent) was for Energy, electrical, and related equipment, $128.3 billion (13.2 percent) was for Miscellaneous equipment, and $9.1 billion (0.9 percent) was for Other equipment not listed elsewhere. (See Figure 6)

Manufacturing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Manufacturing	248.3	243.6	1.9%	NS
Structures	58.3	57.2	2.0%	NS
Equipment	190.0	186.4	1.9%	NS
Durable Goods Industries	130.5	122.9	6.2%
Structures	24.2	22.8	6.4%	NS
Equipment	106.3	100.1	6.1%
Nondurable Goods Industries	117.8	120.7	-2.4%	NS
Structures	34.1	34.4	-1.0%	NS
Equipment	83.7	86.3	-3.0%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Mining	132.6	92.6	43.1%
Structures	106.5	75.9	40.4%
Equipment	26.0	16.8	55.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Finance and Insurance

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Finance and Insurance	167.5	161.7	3.6%	NS
Structures	22.4	19.5	15.1%
Equipment	145.0	142.2	2.0%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Information

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Information	158.6	142.9	11.0%
Structures	34.4	32.3	6.5%
Equipment	124.2	110.6	12.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	158.3	150.7	5.1%	NS
Structures	73.0	62.9	16.1%	NS
Equipment	85.3	87.8	-2.8%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Utilities

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Utilities	133.7	133.5	0.2%	NS
Structures	66.5	73.5	-9.6%
Equipment	67.2	59.9	12.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Transportation and Warehousing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Transportation and Warehousing	110.2	109.7	0.5%	NS
Structures	42.0	35.7	17.7%
Equipment	68.1	73.9	-7.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Health Care and Social Assistance

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Health Care and Social Assistance	104.9	93.6	12.1%	NS
Structures	56.6	48.2	17.3%	NS
Equipment	48.3	45.4	6.5%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Retail Trade

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Retail Trade	91.8	86.9	5.6%	NS
Structures	39.5	39.1	0.9%	NS
Equipment	52.4	47.8	9.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Wholesale Trade

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Wholesale Trade	43.4	43.8	-0.9%	NS
Structures	14.1	13.3	6.2%	NS
Equipment	29.3	30.5	-4.0%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Accommodation and food services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Accomodation and food services	35.8	29.9	20.0%
Structures	18.3	16.8	8.9%	NS
Equipment	17.5	13.1	34.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Professional, scientific, and technical services	37.5	31.7	18.3%
Structures	11.7	8.7	34.1%
Equipment	25.8	23.0	12.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Construction

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Construction	35.0	36.0	-2.7%	NS
Structures	3.3	4.3	-24.4%
Equipment	31.7	31.7	0.2%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Educational services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Educational services	36.7	30.4	20.6%
Structures	29.8	24.0	24.4%
Equipment	6.8	6.4	6.3%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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 and waste management

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Administrative and support and waste management	26.5	27.7	-4.1%	NS
Structures	5.3	6.9	-23.4%
Equipment	21.3	20.8	2.3%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Other Services (except public administration)

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Other Services (except public administration)	22.0	27.2	-19.2%
Structures	13.2	16.8	-21.5%	NS
Equipment	8.8	10.5	-15.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	22.4	22.5	-0.4%	NS
Structures	14.0	13.5	3.2%	NS
Equipment	8.5	9.0	-5.9%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Management of companies and enterprises

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Management of companies and enterprises	7.6	6.2	22.6%
Structures	1.7	1.6	3.5%	NS
Equipment	5.9	4.5	29.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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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Forestry, fishing, and agricultural services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2017 and 2016 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2017	2016	% Change
Total Forestry, fishing, and agricultural services	4.5	4.6	-1.3%	NS
Structures	0.8	0.6	35.5%	NS
Equipment	3.7	4.0	-6.4%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 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.