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Table 5. Real capital services by asset type, private nonfarm business sector,
1987-2014
Compound annual growth rates
1987- 1987- 1990- 1995- 2000- 2007- 2013-
2014 1990 1995 2000 2007 2014 2014
All Assets 3.3 3.8 3.3 5.9 3.2 1.4 2.1
Equipment 4.5 3.7 4.1 8.9 4.5 1.8 2.9
Information
Processing
Equipment (IPE) 9.1 8.8 8.1 18.4 8.6 4.2 3.0
Computers &
related equipment 17.1 18.7 15.7 40.7 13.7 6.1 2.5
Communication
equipment 7.0 5.8 5.2 10.8 8.5 4.8 4.1
Other IPE 2.6 2.5 3.7 3.4 2.5 1.4 2.1
All other equipment 2.3 1.4 2.2 4.6 2.7 0.9 2.9
Structures 1.6 2.9 1.9 2.2 1.2 0.9 1.0
Intellectual property
products 5.7 8.1 6.6 8.4 4.9 2.9 3.3
Research
&
Development 3.8 5.7 4.1 4.6 2.9 3.1 3.3
Software 10.2 17.8 13.6 17.0 7.5 3.1 3.9
Artistic
Originals 3.3 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.6 2.3 2.2
Residential rental 1.2 1.9 0.9 1.8 2.2 -0.3 -0.2
capital
Inventories 2.4 3.4 2.3 4.4 2.2 0.9 3.1
Land 0.7 1.7 1.2 1.3 0.6 -0.4 1.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: For a brief discussion of methods used in preparing these data,
see Technical Notes in this release.