Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector

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SIC 2008 Investments in tangible fixed assets (million euros)
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 20,100.3
B-F Manufacturing and energy 26,092.3
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 .
G+I Trade, hotels, restaurants, bars .
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering .
H+J Transport, ICT .
M-N Business services .
016 Support activities for agriculture .
B Mining and quarrying 668.0
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 414.6
061 Extraction of crude petroleum .
062 Extraction of natural gas .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 93.7
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay .
089 Other mining and quarrying .
09 Mining support activities 159.8
091 Services for mining of oil and gas .
099 Services for other mining .
C Manufacturing 11,432.9
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2,533.8
10 Manufacture of food products 2,227.0
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat .
102 Processing of fish .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats .
105 Manufacture of dairy products .
106 Grain milling and starch products .
107 Manufacture of bakery products .
108 Manufacture of other food .
109 Manufacture of animal foods .
11 Manufacture of beverages .
110 Manufacture of beverages .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products .
13 Manufacture of textiles 85.2
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 116.3
131 Spinning of textile fibres .
132 Weaving of textiles .
133 Finishing of textiles .
139 Manufacture of other textiles .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel .
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) .
142 Manufacture of articles of fur .
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear .
151 Manufacture of leather products .
152 Manufacture of footwear .
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 515.3
16 Manufacture of wood products 187.6
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood .
162 Manufacture of products of wood .
17 Manufacture of paper 226.7
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 333.7
171 Manufacture of pulp, paper, -board .
172 Manufacture of articles of paper .
18 Printing and reproduction 107.0
181 Printing and services for printing .
182 Reproduction of recorded media .
19-22 Refineries and chemistry 3,685.9
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 526.3
191 Manufacture of coke oven products .
192 Manufacture of refined petroleum .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2,100.2
201 Manufacture of basic chemicals .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products .
203 Manufacture of paints and ink .
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics .
205 Manufacture of other chemicals .
206 Manufacture of man-made fibres .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 561.6
211 Manufacture of basic pharmaceuticals .
212 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 497.7
221 Manufacture of rubber products .
222 Manufacture of plastic products .
23 Manufacture of building materials 327.6
231 Manufacture of glass .
232 Manufacture of refractory products .
233 Manufacture clay building materials .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products .
235 Manufacture of cement, lime, plaster .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products .
237 Stone dressing .
239 Manufacture other mineral products .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 492.2
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 1,616.9
24-30, 33 Metalectro 3,916.4
241 Manufacture of iron and steel .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel .
243 Other first processing of steel .
244 Manufacture of non-ferrous metals .
245 Casting of metals .
25 Manufacture of metal products 1,124.8
251 Manufacture metal structures, doors .
252 Manufacture tanks, central heating .
253 Manufacture of steam generators .
254 Manufacture of weapons .
255 Forging, pressing, stamping .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining .
257 Manufacture of hardware .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures relating to the investments in tangible fixed assets. The investments have been made by non-financial companies. A distinction is made between different types of fixed assets and between new or second-hand assets. The table also contains information about the disposal of tangible fixed assets.

It distinguishes between seven types of tangible fixed assets:

1. Land;
2. Corporate buildings;
3. Network / Infrastructure;
4. Means of transport;
5. Computers, hardware and peripheral equipment;
6. Machinery and installations;
7. Other tangible fixed assets.

The following are disregarded:
- Investment in stock;
- Investment in foreign locations;
- The value of enterprises that have been acquired whose operational activities are barely affected.

The figures can be broken down into the companies’ activities, according to the Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008).

Data available from: 2009

Status of the figures:
The figures up to and including 2023 are final.

Changes as of 7 November 2025:
The provisional figures of 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Roughly a year after the end of the reporting year, the provisional investment figures will be published for the Total Investments in Tangible Fixed Assets for the mineral extraction, industry, energy provision, waterworks and waste management and construction business sectors.Definitive, more specific figures will be made available 18 months after the end of the reporting year for all the business sectors that have been examined, including the five business sectors named above.The figures may be updated if substantial adjustments become necessary.

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Investments in tangible fixed assets
Goods which are purchased or produced in-company for use as capital assets in the production process. In general, goods are included in this category if they have a useful life of more than one year (such as buildings, houses, machines, means of transportat, etc.).