In 2021, U.S. nonfarm companies with employees invested $1,681.7 billion in new and used structures and equipment, an increase of $82.9 billion (5.2 percent) from the revised 2020 employer total of $1,598.8 billion (See Summary Table A below, and Tables 1a and 1b). Total spending on new structures and new equipment was $1,578.6 billion, an increase of $72.4 billion (4.8 percent) from the revised 2020 total of $1,506.2 billion. Information on companies without employees was not collected for the 2021 survey.

Expenditures on new and used structures totaled $628.1 billion in 2021, not statistically different from the revised 2020 total of $620.2 billion. (See Figure 1). Of this amount, $579.7 billion (92.3 percent) was spent for new structures, not significantly different from the $581.9 billion in 2020. Expenditures for used structures totaled $48.4 billion, an increase of $10.1 billion (26.2 percent) from the revised 2020 total of $38.3 billion.

Spending on new and used equipment totaled $1,053.6 billion in 2021, an increase of $75.0 billion (7.7 percent) from the revised 2020 total of $978.6 billion. (See Figure 1). Of this amount, $999.0 billion (94.8 percent) was for new equipment, an increase of $74.6 billion (8.1 percent) from the revised 2020 total of $924.4 billion. Expenditures for used equipment totaled $54.7 billion.

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

(Data in this section is based on the 2017 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, 8 had a statistically significant increase in capital spending in 2021 compared with 2020, and 2 had a statistically decrease in capital spending, and 9 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 2 and Figure 3).

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Of the 130 industries covered in this report, 40 had a statistically significant increase in spending, 25 had a statistically significant decrease, and 65 showed no statistically significant change from the prior year.

Manufacturing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Manufacturing	282.2	256.7	9.9%
Structures	68.6	69.1	-0.6%	NS
Equipment	213.6	187.7	13.8%
Durable Goods Industries	153.7	128.3	19.8%
Structures	32.9	27.4	19.9%
Equipment	120.8	100.9	19.7%
Nondurable Goods Industries	128.5	128.4	0.1%	NS
Structures	35.7	41.6	-14.2%
Equipment	92.8	86.8	6.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Information	194.5	169.8	14.5%
Structures	53.3	47.8	11.3%
Equipment	141.2	121.9	15.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Utilities	177.8	182.2	-2.4%	NS
Structures	86.9	96.5	-10.0%
Equipment	90.9	85.7	6.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Finance and Insurance	174.3	174.9	-0.3%	NS
Structures	22.2	27.5	-19.2%
Equipment	152.1	147.4	3.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	158.3	136.0	16.4%
Structures	81.9	66.4	23.3%	NS
Equipment	76.5	69.6	9.8%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Retail Trade	120.3	105.2	14.4%
Structures	52.6	43.6	20.7%
Equipment	67.7	61.6	9.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Health Care and Social Assistance	113.9	104.8	8.6%
Structures	64.9	59.6	9.0%	NS
Equipment	49.0	45.2	8.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Transportation and Warehousing	93.7	97.8	-4.2%	NS
Structures	36.0	39.5	-8.8%	NS
Equipment	57.7	58.3	-1.0%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Mining	91.1	97.7	-6.7%
Structures	63.9	66.0	-3.1%	NS
Equipment	27.2	31.8	-14.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	46.6	40.3	15.7%
Structures	10.9	11.0	-0.5%	NS
Equipment	35.7	29.3	21.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Construction	44.9	52.1	-13.9%	NS
Structures	5.6	10.8	-47.6%
Equipment	39.3	41.4	-5.1%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Wholesale Trade	40.4	36.0	12.5%
Structures	11.8	9.6	22.9%
Equipment	28.6	26.3	8.7%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Accommodation and Food Services	30.9	30.8	0.2%	NS
Structures	15.9	14.6	8.7%	NS
Equipment	14.9	16.2	-7.6%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Educational Services	28.8	32.8	-12.2%
Structures	20.9	26.1	-20.1%
Equipment	8.0	6.8	18.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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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Administrative and Support and Waste Management

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Administrative and Support and Waste Management	26.7	28.8	-7.3%	NS
Structures	4.6	5.7	-19.1%
Equipment	22.1	23.1	-4.4%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Other Services (except public administration)	25.6	22.5	13.5%	NS
Structures	14.2	12.4	13.9%	NS
Equipment	11.4	10.1	13.1%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	18.5	17.8	4.0%	NS
Structures	11.0	11.3	-2.6%	NS
Equipment	7.5	6.5	15.6%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Management of Companies and Enterprises	8.1	7.1	15.2%
Structures	2.0	1.7	17.6%
Equipment	6.2	5.4	14.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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: 2021 and 2020 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2021	2020	% Change
Total Forestry, Fishing, and Agricultural Services	3.1	3.2	-5.7%	NS
Structures	0.4	0.6	-33.3%
Equipment	2.7	2.7	0.0%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 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.