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 A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 53,158
Total capital stock J Information and communication 2016* 32,564
Total capital stock 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 8,000
Dwellings A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 0
Dwellings J Information and communication 2016* 0
Dwellings 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 0
Non-residential buildings A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 34,024
Non-residential buildings J Information and communication 2016* 4,809
Non-residential buildings 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 959
Civil engineering works A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 1,468
Civil engineering works J Information and communication 2016* 8,744
Civil engineering works 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 25
Cost of ownership transfer on land A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 823
Cost of ownership transfer on land J Information and communication 2016* 8
Cost of ownership transfer on land 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 7
Total transport equipment A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 1,685
Total transport equipment J Information and communication 2016* 390
Total transport equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 231
Passenger cars A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 208
Passenger cars J Information and communication 2016* 342
Passenger cars 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 187
Other road transport equipment A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 807
Other road transport equipment J Information and communication 2016* 48
Other road transport equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 45
Trains and trams A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 0
Trains and trams J Information and communication 2016* 0
Trains and trams 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 0
Ships A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 670
Ships J Information and communication 2016* 0
Ships 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 0
Aircraft A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 0
Aircraft J Information and communication 2016* 0
Aircraft 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 0
Computers A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 55
Computers J Information and communication 2016* 2,872
Computers 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 2,491
Telecommunications equipment A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 4
Telecommunications equipment J Information and communication 2016* 206
Telecommunications equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 69
Machinery and equipment A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 10,184
Machinery and equipment J Information and communication 2016* 7,585
Machinery and equipment 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 461
Other tangible fixed assets A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 1,030
Other tangible fixed assets J Information and communication 2016* 1,005
Other tangible fixed assets 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 274
Cultivated assets A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 2,699
Cultivated assets J Information and communication 2016* 0
Cultivated assets 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 0
Research and development A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 1,028
Research and development J Information and communication 2016* 2,433
Research and development 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 1,991
Computer software and databases A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 158
Computer software and databases J Information and communication 2016* 4,112
Computer software and databases 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 1,491
Other intangible fixed assets A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 0
Other intangible fixed assets J Information and communication 2016* 401
Other intangible fixed assets 62-63 IT- and information services 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.