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Table 6: Real capital services by asset type, private business sector, 1987-2014

Table 6. Real capital services by asset type, private business sector, 
1987-2014
Compound annual growth rates


                        1987-   1987-   1990-   1995-   2000-   2007-   2013-
                        2014    1990    1995    2000    2007    2014    2014

All Assets               3.2     3.7     3.2     5.7     3.2     1.4     2.0

  Equipment              4.4     3.4     3.9     8.8     4.5     1.9     3.0

    Information
    Processing
    Equipment (IPE)      9.1     8.9     8.1    18.4     8.6     4.3     3.1

      Computers &
      related equipment 17.1    18.7    15.8    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          2.8     2.6     3.8     3.5     2.7     1.8     2.5

    All other equipment  2.2     1.1     1.9     4.5     2.7     1.0     3.0

  Structures             1.6     2.8     1.9     2.1     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            2.3     2.9     2.3     4.2     2.2     0.8     3.2

  Land                   0.7     3.3     1.0     0.9     0.6    -0.5     0.3

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Note: For a brief discussion of methods used in preparing these data,
see Technical Notes in this release.


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Last Modified Date: November 08, 2017