Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016

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Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016
Type of capital good Sectors/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Capital stock Capital stock closing balance sheet (mln euro)
Total capital stock 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 27,303
Total capital stock E Water supply and waste management 2016* 18,947
Total capital stock H Transportation and storage 2016* 97,353
Total capital stock 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 14,384
Dwellings 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Dwellings E Water supply and waste management 2016* 0
Dwellings H Transportation and storage 2016* 0
Dwellings 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 0
Non-residential buildings 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 6,866
Non-residential buildings E Water supply and waste management 2016* 3,070
Non-residential buildings H Transportation and storage 2016* 17,124
Non-residential buildings 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 3,860
Civil engineering works 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 499
Civil engineering works E Water supply and waste management 2016* 9,493
Civil engineering works H Transportation and storage 2016* 37,903
Civil engineering works 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 97
Cost of ownership transfer on land 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 12
Cost of ownership transfer on land E Water supply and waste management 2016* 23
Cost of ownership transfer on land H Transportation and storage 2016* 139
Cost of ownership transfer on land 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 6
Total transport equipment 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 222
Total transport equipment E Water supply and waste management 2016* 570
Total transport equipment H Transportation and storage 2016* 30,346
Total transport equipment 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 1,142
Passenger cars 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 173
Passenger cars E Water supply and waste management 2016* 358
Passenger cars H Transportation and storage 2016* 1,071
Passenger cars 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 1,072
Other road transport equipment 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 49
Other road transport equipment E Water supply and waste management 2016* 212
Other road transport equipment H Transportation and storage 2016* 2,589
Other road transport equipment 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 70
Trains and trams 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Trains and trams E Water supply and waste management 2016* 0
Trains and trams H Transportation and storage 2016* 6,792
Trains and trams 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 0
Ships 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Ships E Water supply and waste management 2016* 0
Ships H Transportation and storage 2016* 11,675
Ships 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 0
Aircraft 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Aircraft E Water supply and waste management 2016* 0
Aircraft H Transportation and storage 2016* 8,219
Aircraft 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 0
Computers 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 223
Computers E Water supply and waste management 2016* 80
Computers H Transportation and storage 2016* 614
Computers 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 856
Telecommunications equipment 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 36
Telecommunications equipment E Water supply and waste management 2016* 65
Telecommunications equipment H Transportation and storage 2016* 158
Telecommunications equipment 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 96
Machinery and equipment 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 15,903
Machinery and equipment E Water supply and waste management 2016* 4,504
Machinery and equipment H Transportation and storage 2016* 6,212
Machinery and equipment 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 680
Other tangible fixed assets 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 1,239
Other tangible fixed assets E Water supply and waste management 2016* 510
Other tangible fixed assets H Transportation and storage 2016* 1,438
Other tangible fixed assets 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 651
Cultivated assets 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Cultivated assets E Water supply and waste management 2016* 0
Cultivated assets H Transportation and storage 2016* 0
Cultivated assets 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 0
Research and development 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 1,681
Research and development E Water supply and waste management 2016* 130
Research and development H Transportation and storage 2016* 1,308
Research and development 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 2,283
Computer software and databases 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 622
Computer software and databases E Water supply and waste management 2016* 501
Computer software and databases H Transportation and storage 2016* 2,111
Computer software and databases 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 4,714
Other intangible fixed assets 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Other intangible fixed assets E Water supply and waste management 2016* 0
Other intangible fixed assets H Transportation and storage 2016* 0
Other intangible fixed assets 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 0
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on capital stock. The capital stock of different branches and sectors is presented here. The capital stock is broken down by type of capital good.

Figures of the sectors households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) are from reporting year 2013 onwards no longer separately published. Only their aggregate will be published. The reason for this change is that reliable estimates for NPISH for recent years are no longer available.

Data available from: 1995
Status of the figures:
The figures for the most recent reporting year 2016 are provisional. The status of the figures for 2015 is final.

Changes as of February 2018
None, this table has been replaced by an updated version. See paragraph 3.

Changes as from 13 July 2017:
Provisional figures on the reporting year 2016 have been added.
Using old data has led to incorrect figures for investments of the households and NPISHs for the reporting years 2001-2010. Adjusting for these errors results in different figures on investments and the statistical discrepancies. Smaller differences due to rounding occur for the capital stock opening and closing balance sheet, the depreciation and the revaluation.
Data on the years 1995-2000 have been added.

Changes as from 25 October 2016:
A number of corrections have been applied as a result of mistakes in the calculations for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2015. These mistakes did not result in any changes in the totals for the closing balance sheet, but led to incorrect aggregations of sectors/branches or type of capital good.

Furthermore the calculation method of the volume indices have been harmonised for the capital stock and non-financial balance sheets. Moreover, the volume index will now be calculated on the basis of rounded figures. Because of these changes in method a maximum difference of 109.5 percent points occurs for series of less than 100 mln. A maximum difference of 2.1 percent points occurs for series larger than 100 mln. Volume indices of series which contain 0 mln of capital stock every year are set at 100, rather than hidden.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.
Since the end of June 2016 the release and revision policy of the national accounts have been changed. References to additional information about these changes can be found in section 3.

Description topics

Capital stock
Capital stock is defined as the value of capital goods in a SIC branch or institutional sector. Capital goods are produced material or immaterial assets used in a production process for more than one year. Examples are buildings, machinery, transport equipment and software.
Capital stock closing balance sheet
The closing balance sheet is the balance sheet on 31 December of the reporting year, measured in average prices of that particular year. The closing balance sheet equals the opening balance sheet of the next reporting year.