In 2016, U.S. nonfarm businesses invested $1,575.7 billion in new and used structures and equipment, a decrease of $66.3 billion (4.0 percent) from the revised 2015 total of $1,642.0 billion (See Summary Table A below, and Tables 1a and 1b). Total spending on new structures and new equipment was $1,462.4 billion, a decrease of $68.6 billion (4.5 percent) from the revised 2015 total of $1,531.0 billion.

Expenditures on new and used structures totaled $599.8 billion in 2016, down $43.0 billion (6.7 percent) from 2015 (See Figure 1). Of this amount, $543.4 billion (90.6 percent) was spent for new structures, a decrease of $46.3 billion (7.9 percent) from 2015. Expenditures for used structures totaled $56.5 billion.

Spending on new and used equipment totaled $975.8 billion in 2016, down $23.3 billion (2.3 percent) from 2015. Of this amount, $919.1 billion (94.2 percent) was for new equipment, a decrease of $22.2 billion (2.4 percent) from 2015. Expenditures for used equipment totaled $56.8 billion.

Summary Table A. Capital Expenditures and Relative Standard Errors (RSE) for New and Used Structures and Equipment: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital Expenditures	2016	2016 RSE (Percent)	2015	2015 RSE (Percent)	Difference	% Change
Total	1,575.7	1.1	1,642.0	1.2	-66.3	-4.0
New	1,462.4	1.0	1,531.0	1.0	-68.6	-4.5
Used	113.3	7.8	111.0	9.7	2.3	2.0	NS
Structures	599.8	1.9	642.9	2.7	-43.0	-6.7
New	543.4	1.3	589.7	2.0	-46.3	-7.9
Used	56.5	14.6	53.2	18.8	3.3	6.2	NS
Equipment	975.8	1.0	999.1	0.9	-23.3	-2.3
New	919.1	1.0	941.3	1.0	-22.2	-2.4
Used	56.8	3.0	57.8	3.0	-1.0	-1.8	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

The Annual Capital Expenditures Survey collects data from companies with and without
employees. Companies with employees accounted for $1,480.3 billion (93.9 percent) of total
capital spending in 2016. These companies invested $552.8 billion in structures, down $48.0
billion (8.0 percent) from 2015. Expenditures on equipment totaled $927.5 billion, down $19.8 billion (2.1 percent) from 2015 (See Figure 2).

Companies without employees accounted for $95.4 billion (6.1 percent) of capital spending in
2016, with $47.1 billion spent on structures and $48.3 billion spent on equipment (See Summary Table B below).

Summary Table B. Capital Expenditures and Relative Standard Errors (RSE) for Structures and Equipment: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital Expenditures	2016	2016 RSE (Percent)	2015	2015 RSE (Percent)	Difference	% Change
Total	1,575.7	1.1	1,642.0	1.2	-66.3	-4.0
Companies with employees	1,480.3	1.0	1,548.1	1.2	-67.8	-4.4
Companies without employees	95.4	8.2	93.9	4.7	1.5	1.6	NS
Structures	599.8	1.9	642.9	2.7	-43.0	-6.7
Companies with employees	552.8	2.0	600.8	2.8	-48.0	-8.0
Companies without employees	47.1	9.2	42.1	8.6	5.0	11.8	NS
Equipment	975.8	1.0	999.1	0.9	-23.3	-2.3
Companies with employees	927.5	0.9	947.3	0.8	-19.8	-2.1
Companies without employees	48.3	9.1	51.8	5.1	-3.5	-6.7	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Highlights by business sector for companies with employees (See Tables 2, 3, and 4)

(Data in this section is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System. Data
is only for companies with employees because companies without employees are not asked to
report capital expenditures by sector or industry.)

Of the 19 NAICS major industry sectors covered in this report, 4 had a statistically significant
increase in capital spending in 2016 compared with 2015, 2 had a statistically significant
decrease, and 13 showed no statistically significant change. The values of structures and
equipment may not sum to the values of total capital expenditures due to rounding (See
Summary Chart A below, Figure 3, and Figure 4).

Of the 132 industries covered in this report, 28 had a statistically significant increase in
spending, 28 had a statistically significant decrease, 73 showed no significant change from
the prior year, and 3 have either a 2015 or 2016 values suppressed and no comparisons can
be made.

Manufacturing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Manufacturing	243.6	245.1	-0.6%	NS
Structures	56.9	54.7	4.0%	NS
Equipment	186.6	190.4	-2.0%	NS
Durable Goods Industries	123.1	127.7	-3.6%	NS
Structures	22.6	22.8	-1.0%	NS
Equipment	100.5	104.9	-4.2%	NS
Nondurable Goods Industries	120.5	117.4	2.6%	NS
Structures	34.3	31.9	7.6%	NS
Equipment	86.2	85.5	0.7%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

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Mining

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Mining	92.7	174.1	-46.7%
Structures	75.9	135.6	-44.0%
Equipment	16.9	38.5	-56.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

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Finance and Insurance

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Finance and Insurance	167.1	164.6	1.5%	NS
Structures	19.5	19.8	-1.6%	NS
Equipment	147.6	144.8	1.9%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

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Information

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Information	142.2	132.7	7.2%
Structures	31.9	30.2	5.7%	NS
Equipment	110.3	102.5	7.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Information [<1.0 MB]

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	145.3	151.9	-4.3%	NS
Structures	62.9	62.2	1.2%	NS
Equipment	82.4	89.7	-8.1%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Real Estate [<1.0 MB]

Utilities

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Utilities	133.8	130.5	2.5%
Structures	73.8	71.3	3.6%
Equipment	60.0	59.2	1.3%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Utilities [<1.0 MB]

Transportation and Warehousing

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Transportation and Warehousing	109.7	116.6	-6.0%
Structures	35.7	42.5	-15.9%
Equipment	73.9	74.1	-0.3%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Transportation and warehousing [<1.0 MB]

Health Care and Social Assistance

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Health Care and Social Assistance	93.6	93.8	-0.2%	NS
Structures	48.2	49.2	-2.0%	NS
Equipment	45.4	44.5	1.9%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

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Retail Trade

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Retail Trade	87.0	86.0	1.2%	NS
Structures	39.1	37.0	5.6%
Equipment	47.9	49.0	-2.2%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Retail Trade [<1.0 MB]

Wholesale Trade

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Wholesale Trade	43.9	42.4	3.5%	NS
Structures	13.5	12.6	7.0%	NS
Equipment	30.4	29.8	2.1%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Wholesale Trade [<1.0 MB]

Accommodation and food services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Accomodation and food services	29.9	33.1	-9.6%	NS
Structures	16.8	17.3	-3.1%	NS
Equipment	13.1	15.7	-16.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Accomodation and food services [<1.0 MB]

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Professional, scientific, and technical services	32.4	33.3	-2.8%	NS
Structures	8.9	8.4	6.1%	NS
Equipment	23.5	24.9	-5.8%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Professional, scientific, and technical services [<1.0 MB]

Construction

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Construction	36.0	33.3	8.1%	NS
Structures	4.3	2.6	65.4%
Equipment	31.7	30.7	3.3%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Construction [<1.0 MB]

Educational services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Educational services	30.4	33.2	-8.4%	NS
Structures	24.0	25.9	-7.5%	NS
Equipment	6.4	7.3	-11.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Educational services [<1.0 MB]

Administrative and support and waste management

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Administrative and support and waste management	27.4	26.2	4.7%	NS
Structures	7.1	6.5	7.7%	NS
Equipment	20.4	19.6	3.7%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

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Other Services (except public administration)

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Other Services (except public administration)	27.8	23.2	19.7%	NS
Structures	16.8	13.1	28.4%	NS
Equipment	11.0	10.1	8.5%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Other Services (except public administration) [<1.0 MB]

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	22.5	16.1	39.5%
Structures	13.5	8.8	53.3%
Equipment	9.0	7.3	23.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation [<1.0 MB]

Management of companies and enterprises

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Management of companies and enterprises	6.2	5.2	19.4%
Structures	1.6	1.0	54.5%
Equipment	4.6	4.1	10.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.

Management of companies and enterprises [<1.0 MB]

Forestry, fishing, and agricultural services

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2016 and 2015 Revised (Billions of current dollars)
Capital expenditures	2016	2015	% Change
Total Forestry, fishing, and agricultural services	4.6	3.3	37.3%	NS
Structures	0.6	0.6	-6.5%	NS
Equipment	4.0	2.7	46.9%	NS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. NS: Not Statistically Significant See Technical Documentation Methodology Data Quality for information on sampling variability, confidence intervals and statistical significance.