Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016

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 A-U All economic activities 2016* 2,028,742
Total capital stock A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 53,158
Total capital stock B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2016* 280,579
Total capital stock B Mining and quarrying 2016* 44,721
Total capital stock C Manufacturing 2016* 159,235
Total capital stock 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 27,303
Total capital stock 13-15 Man. of textile-, leather products 2016* 1,906
Total capital stock 16-18 Man. wood en paper prod., printing 2016* 11,304
Total capital stock 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 8,073
Total capital stock 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 36,769
Total capital stock 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 9,300
Total capital stock 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2016* 9,939
Total capital stock 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 13,836
Total capital stock 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 5,878
Total capital stock 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 5,223
Total capital stock 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 13,377
Total capital stock 29-30 Transport equipment 2016* 6,210
Total capital stock 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 10,118
Total capital stock D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 57,674
Total capital stock E Water supply and waste management 2016* 18,947
Total capital stock F Construction 2016* 22,309
Total capital stock G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2016* 161,171
Total capital stock G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 56,308
Total capital stock H Transportation and storage 2016* 97,353
Total capital stock I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 7,510
Total capital stock J Information and communication 2016* 32,564
Total capital stock 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2016* 3,475
Total capital stock 61 Telecommunications 2016* 21,089
Total capital stock 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 8,000
Total capital stock K Financial institutions 2016* 39,695
Total capital stock L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 932,842
Total capital stock M-N Business services 2016* 51,824
Total capital stock 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 14,384
Total capital stock 72 Research and development 2016* 10,692
Total capital stock 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 3,377
Total capital stock N Renting and other business support 2016* 23,371
Total capital stock O-Q Government and care 2016* 441,683
Total capital stock O Public administration and services 2016* 318,477
Total capital stock P Education 2016* 54,641
Total capital stock 86 Human health activities 2016* 31,348
Total capital stock 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 37,216
Total capital stock R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 12,916
Total capital stock R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 7,566
Total capital stock S Other service activities 2016* 5,350
Total capital stock Non-financial corporations 2016* 792,151
Total capital stock Financial corporations 2016* 39,695
Total capital stock General government 2016* 407,340
Total capital stock Households and NPISHs 2016* 789,556
Total capital stock Households 2016* .
Total capital stock Non-profit institutions serv. households 2016* .
Dwellings A-U All economic activities 2016* 856,427
Dwellings A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 0
Dwellings B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2016* 0
Dwellings B Mining and quarrying 2016* 0
Dwellings C Manufacturing 2016* 0
Dwellings 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Dwellings 13-15 Man. of textile-, leather products 2016* 0
Dwellings 16-18 Man. wood en paper prod., printing 2016* 0
Dwellings 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 0
Dwellings 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 0
Dwellings 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 0
Dwellings 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2016* 0
Dwellings 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 0
Dwellings 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 0
Dwellings 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 0
Dwellings 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 0
Dwellings 29-30 Transport equipment 2016* 0
Dwellings 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 0
Dwellings D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 0
Dwellings E Water supply and waste management 2016* 0
Dwellings F Construction 2016* 2,857
Dwellings G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2016* 0
Dwellings G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 0
Dwellings H Transportation and storage 2016* 0
Dwellings I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 0
Dwellings J Information and communication 2016* 0
Dwellings 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2016* 0
Dwellings 61 Telecommunications 2016* 0
Dwellings 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 0
Dwellings K Financial institutions 2016* 20,403
Dwellings L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 829,947
Dwellings M-N Business services 2016* 0
Dwellings 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 0
Dwellings 72 Research and development 2016* 0
Dwellings 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 0
Dwellings N Renting and other business support 2016* 0
Dwellings O-Q Government and care 2016* 3,219
Dwellings O Public administration and services 2016* 3,219
Dwellings P Education 2016* 0
Dwellings 86 Human health activities 2016* 0
Dwellings 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 0
Dwellings R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 0
Dwellings R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 0
Dwellings S Other service activities 2016* 0
Dwellings Non-financial corporations 2016* 148,736
Dwellings Financial corporations 2016* 20,403
Dwellings General government 2016* 3,219
Dwellings Households and NPISHs 2016* 684,068
Dwellings Households 2016* .
Dwellings Non-profit institutions serv. households 2016* .
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.