Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

2011 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

released February 12, 2013

The Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) is part of a comprehensive program designed to provide more detailed and timely information on capital investment in structures and equipment by nonfarm businesses. The data are used to improve the quality of current economic indicators of business investments, as well as the quarterly estimates of gross domestic product. The data also provide facts about changes in capital expenditures useful for identifying business opportunities, product development, and business planning. (For more information see Survey Description.)

Summary of Findings

Figures

• Figure 1 Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment by Companies With and Without Employees: 2011
• Figure 2 Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies With Employees: 2011 and 2010 Revised
• Figure 3 Capital Expenditures by Selected Business Sectors for Companies With Employees: 2011
• Figure 4 Expenditures for Structures and Equipment by Selected Business Sectors for Companies With Employees: 2011

Tables

• 1a. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment: 2011]
• 1b. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment: 2010 Revised]
• 1c. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Relative Standard Errors for Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment: 2011]
• 1d. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Relative Standard Errors for Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment: 2010 Revised]
• 2a. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Capital Expenditures and Percent Change for Companies With Employees by Major Industry Sector: 2011, 2010 Revised, and 2009]
• 2b. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Relative Standard Errors for Capital Expenditures and Standard Error of Percent Change for Companies With Employees by Major Industry Sector: 2011, 2010 Revised, and 2009]
• 3a. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies With Employees by Major Industry Sector: 2011 and 2010 Revised]
• 3b. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Relative Standard Errors for Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies With Employees by Major Industry Sector: 2011 and 2010 Revised]
• 4a. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies With Employees by Industry: 2011]
• 4b. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies With Employees by Industry: 2010 Revised]
• 4c. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Relative Standard Errors for Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies With Employees by Industry: 2011]
• 4d. [xlsx, 13KB/html] Relative Standard Errors for Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies With Employees by Industry: 2010 Revised]

Definitions and Methods

• Acknowledgments
• Survey Description
• Definition of Terms
• Comparisons With Other Estimates of Capital Expenditures
• Sampling and Estimation Methodologies
• Survey Forms and Instructions