Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector

Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector

SIC 2008 Periods Investments in tangible fixed assets (million euros)
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023 22,017.0
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 27,307.1
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 2023 80,899.1
G+I Trade, hotels, restaurants, bars 2023 12,133.7
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 21,329.4
H+J Transport, ICT 2023 15,602.1
M-N Business services 2023 15,246.3
016 Support activities for agriculture 2023 .
B Mining and quarrying 2023 501.5
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2023 271.3
061 Extraction of crude petroleum 2023 .
062 Extraction of natural gas 2023 .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2023 100.4
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 2023 .
089 Other mining and quarrying 2023 .
09 Mining support activities 2023 129.9
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 2023 .
099 Services for other mining 2023 .
C Manufacturing 2023 12,415.4
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023 2,596.2
10 Manufacture of food products 2023 2,379.9
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 2023 .
102 Processing of fish 2023 .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 2023 .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 2023 .
105 Manufacture of dairy products 2023 .
106 Grain milling and starch products 2023 .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 2023 .
108 Manufacture of other food 2023 .
109 Manufacture of animal foods 2023 .
11 Manufacture of beverages 2023 .
110 Manufacture of beverages 2023 .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2023 .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products 2023 .
13 Manufacture of textiles 2023 84.6
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023 113.3
131 Spinning of textile fibres 2023 .
132 Weaving of textiles 2023 .
133 Finishing of textiles 2023 .
139 Manufacture of other textiles 2023 .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2023 5.8
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) 2023 .
142 Manufacture of articles of fur 2023 .
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel 2023 .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2023 22.9
151 Manufacture of leather products 2023 .
152 Manufacture of footwear 2023 .
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2023 559.4
16 Manufacture of wood products 2023 195.8
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood 2023 .
162 Manufacture of products of wood 2023 .
17 Manufacture of paper 2023 352.4
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2023 495.8
171 Manufacture of pulp, paper, -board 2023 .
172 Manufacture of articles of paper 2023 .
18 Printing and reproduction 2023 143.4
181 Printing and services for printing 2023 .
182 Reproduction of recorded media 2023 .
19-22 Refineries and chemistry 2023 3,561.9
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023 370.8
191 Manufacture of coke oven products 2023 .
192 Manufacture of refined petroleum 2023 .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023 2,260.5
201 Manufacture of basic chemicals 2023 .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products 2023 .
203 Manufacture of paints and ink 2023 .
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics 2023 .
205 Manufacture of other chemicals 2023 .
206 Manufacture of man-made fibres 2023 .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023 454.8
211 Manufacture of basic pharmaceuticals 2023 .
212 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023 .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023 475.9
221 Manufacture of rubber products 2023 .
222 Manufacture of plastic products 2023 .
23 Manufacture of building materials 2023 363.6
231 Manufacture of glass 2023 .
232 Manufacture of refractory products 2023 .
233 Manufacture clay building materials 2023 .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products 2023 .
235 Manufacture of cement, lime, plaster 2023 .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products 2023 .
237 Stone dressing 2023 .
239 Manufacture other mineral products 2023 .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2023 901.9
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023 1,915.1
24-30, 33 Metalectro 2023 4,725.8
241 Manufacture of iron and steel 2023 .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel 2023 .
243 Other first processing of steel 2023 .
244 Manufacture of non-ferrous metals 2023 .
245 Casting of metals 2023 .
25 Manufacture of metal products 2023 1,013.2
251 Manufacture metal structures, doors 2023 .
252 Manufacture tanks, central heating 2023 .
253 Manufacture of steam generators 2023 .
254 Manufacture of weapons 2023 .
255 Forging, pressing, stamping 2023 .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining 2023 .
257 Manufacture of hardware 2023 .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 12 June 2025:
The final figures of 2023 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

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.).