Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector

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SIC 2008 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 . . .
B Mining and quarrying . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas . . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) . . .
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying . . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas . . .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages . . .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit . . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products . . .
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel . . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear . . .
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial . . .
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood . . .
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing . . .
18 Printing and reproduction . . .
181 Printing and services for printing . . .
19-22 Refineries and chemistry . . .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum . . .
203 Manufacture of paints and ink . . .
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics . . .
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products . . .
241 Manufacture of iron and steel . . .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel . . .
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices . . .
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers . . .
292 Manufacture of bodies and trailers . . .
301 Building of ships and boats . . .
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair . . .
324 Manufacture of games and toys . . .
33 Repair and installation of machinery . . .
331 Repair of machinery and equipment . . .
353 Steam and air conditioning supply . . .
E Water supply and waste management . . .
36 Water collection and distribution . . .
360 Water collection and distribution . . .
38 Waste collection and treatment . . .
382 Waste treatment and disposal . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways . . .
431 Demolition and site preparation . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade . . .
45+47 Retail sale and car trade . . .
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles . . .
451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles . . .
454 Sale and repair of motorcycles . . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages . . .
H Transportation and storage . . .
49 Land transport . . .
503 Inland passenger water transport . . .
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.

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.