Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector

Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector

SIC 2008 Periods Fixed assets Land (million euros) Fixed assets Machinery and installations (million euros) New tangible fixed assets Second-hand tangible fixed assets (million euros)
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2021 452.5 9,611.0 1,500.6
B Mining and quarrying 2021 14.1 296.6 18.9
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2021 0.0 201.4 2.1
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2021 14.1 30.1 15.4
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 2021 . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying 2021 . . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 2021 . . .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 29.0 1,325.1 88.4
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 2021 . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 2021 . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products 2021 . . .
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel 2021 . . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2021 0.0 6.6 1.4
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2021 21.3 308.5 54.3
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood 2021 . . .
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2021 1.9 301.8 13.3
18 Printing and reproduction 2021 0.3 86.1 7.6
181 Printing and services for printing 2021 . . .
19-22 Refineries and chemistry 2021 40.0 1,970.0 100.5
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2021 0.0 122.9 0.0
203 Manufacture of paints and ink 2021 . . .
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics 2021 . . .
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2021 42.7 839.4 114.0
241 Manufacture of iron and steel 2021 . . .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel 2021 . . .
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices 2021 . . .
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2021 1.4 75.5 14.8
292 Manufacture of bodies and trailers 2021 . . .
301 Building of ships and boats 2021 . . .
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2021 27.7 180.0 91.0
324 Manufacture of games and toys 2021 . . .
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2021 11.0 58.6 42.5
331 Repair of machinery and equipment 2021 . . .
353 Steam and air conditioning supply 2021 . . .
E Water supply and waste management 2021 58.9 547.3 97.3
36 Water collection and distribution 2021 1.1 76.5 1.1
360 Water collection and distribution 2021 . . .
38 Waste collection and treatment 2021 57.1 452.8 90.8
382 Waste treatment and disposal 2021 . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 2021 . . .
431 Demolition and site preparation 2021 . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 2021 215.5 1,961.8 1,256.1
45+47 Retail sale and car trade 2021 95.2 638.8 837.6
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2021 23.3 169.1 177.6
451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2021 . . .
454 Sale and repair of motorcycles 2021 . . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages 2021 . . .
H Transportation and storage 2021 122.8 1,111.0 601.9
49 Land transport 2021 70.5 161.6 317.9
503 Inland passenger water transport 2021 . . .
Source: CBS.
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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 2021 are final.

Changes as of 23 May 2023:
- The definite figures of 2021 have been added.
- As of 2021 the SIC sections P, Q, R and the last parts of section S with underlying SIC’s have been added to the questionnaire and the publication.

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.

Description topics

Fixed assets
The tangible or intangible assets produced that are used in the production process for longer than one year.
Land
Land, including land purchased for the extraction of clay and earth, excluding soil improvement. Soil improvement is included in the Network / Infrastructure category. Funds expended on land which is inextricably linked to the purchase of buildings will be accounted for under the Buildings item.
Machinery and installations
Examples include hydraulic and pneumatic installations, power tools, filtering and purification equipment, welding and cutting tools and communication, measuring and control equipment.
New tangible fixed assets
Second-hand tangible fixed assets
All purchases of second-hand tangible fixed assets.