Gross Capital Investment (quarterly data)
1. Contact
Responsible agency
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Contact person
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Email (agency)
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2. Statistical presentation
Data description
Statistics on gross capital investment provides information on gross capital investment in tangible goods (land, in existing buildings and constructions, in construction and reconstruction of buildings, machinery and equipment and other fixed assets) and gross capital investment in concessions, patents, licenses, trade marks, purchase of software and other intangible investments.
Statistical concepts and definitions
Statistical unit
Economically active enterprises
Statistical population
Gross capital investment data are acquired from economically active enterprises with main kind of activity NACE Rev. 2 sections A-S, central and local government-financed institutions, central and local government-financed and controlled enterprises.
3. Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements
Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance).
4. Accessibility and clarity
On-line database
5. Comparability
Comparability - geographical
EU data on Eurostat website.
Length of comparable time series
Comparable data available since 1st quarter 2010.
6. Coherence
Coherence- cross domain
N/A
7. Statistical processing (data source etc.)
Source data
The data source is the quarterly statistical report No. 6-Investments Report on Investments developed by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB).
The survey includes:
- state and local government budgetary institutions with 50 or more employees;
- commercial enterprises controlled and financed by state and local government entities;
- economically active enterprises with 100 or more employees;
- economically active enterprises by NACE Rev. 2 division level that account for 68 % of the sector’s balance sheet for the previous year, or for which the aggregated data cover at least 65 % of the total transaction value reported in VAT declarations;
Data collection
N/A
Data compilation
Gross capital investment in tangible and intangible assets and in concessions, patents, licences, trade marks, purchase of software and other intangible investments are acquired by summing data accordingly sections and divisions of NACE Rev. 2.