Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016

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Type of capital good Sectors/branches (SIC 2008) Capital stock Capital stock closing balance sheet (mln euro)
Total capital stock 62-63 IT- and information services 8,000
M-N Business services 51,824
O Public administration and services 318,477
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 12,916
Dwellings 62-63 IT- and information services 0
M-N Business services 0
O Public administration and services 3,219
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0
Non-residential buildings 62-63 IT- and information services 959
M-N Business services 9,984
O Public administration and services 49,237
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 6,015
Civil engineering works 62-63 IT- and information services 25
M-N Business services 480
O Public administration and services 242,257
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 1,530
Cost of ownership transfer on land 62-63 IT- and information services 7
M-N Business services 10
O Public administration and services 1,469
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 4
Total transport equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 231
M-N Business services 15,909
O Public administration and services 2,333
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 605
Passenger cars 62-63 IT- and information services 187
M-N Business services 12,704
O Public administration and services 330
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 518
Other road transport equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 45
M-N Business services 3,171
O Public administration and services 632
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 87
Trains and trams 62-63 IT- and information services 0
M-N Business services 0
O Public administration and services 0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0
Ships 62-63 IT- and information services 0
M-N Business services 33
O Public administration and services 728
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0
Aircraft 62-63 IT- and information services 0
M-N Business services 1
O Public administration and services 644
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0
Computers 62-63 IT- and information services 2,491
M-N Business services 1,427
O Public administration and services 1,171
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 630
Telecommunications equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 69
M-N Business services 170
O Public administration and services 638
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 73
Machinery and equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 461
M-N Business services 3,417
O Public administration and services 9,324
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 896
Other tangible fixed assets 62-63 IT- and information services 274
M-N Business services 1,667
O Public administration and services 770
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 835
Cultivated assets 62-63 IT- and information services 0
M-N Business services 0
O Public administration and services 0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0
Research and development 62-63 IT- and information services 1,991
M-N Business services 11,071
O Public administration and services 1,030
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 30
Computer software and databases 62-63 IT- and information services 1,491
M-N Business services 7,685
O Public administration and services 7,029
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 1,397
Other intangible fixed assets 62-63 IT- and information services 0
M-N Business services 3
O Public administration and services 0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 901
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.