The Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) provides data on capital spending for new and used structures and equipment by U.S. nonfarm businesses with and without employees.
Updates
MARCH 23, 2018
Release Schedule
This page provides dates for recent and upcoming Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) releases.
FEBRUARY 09, 2018
2016 Survey Release
Find results from the 2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES).
FEBRUARY 08, 2017
2015 Survey Release
Find results from the 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES).
News
PRESS RELEASE | FEBRUARY 09, 2018
2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau released the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey report for data year 2016.
STATS FOR STORIES | OCTOBER 06, 2017
Manufacturing Day 2017
According to the Annual Survey of Manufacturers, there were 11,166,953 manufacturing employees in the U.S. in 2015, and increase of 168,000 from 2014
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 03, 2017
2017 Capital Spending Report: U.S. Capital Spending Patterns 2006-2015
Information on expenditures for new and used structures and equipment by all U.S. nonfarm businesses.
Data
TABLE | FEBRUARY 09, 2018
2016 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Tables
These tables show In 2016, U.S. nonfarm businesses invested $1,575.7 billion in new and used structures and equipment, a decrease of 4.0 percent.
TABLE | MAY 03, 2017
2017 Capital Spending Report Tables
Tables in this report are from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 - 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES).
TABLE | FEBRUARY 08, 2017
2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Tables
These tables show in 2015, U.S. nonfarm businesses invested $1,638.6 billion in new and used structures and equipment, an increase of 2.5 percent from 2014.
Publications
PUBLICATION | FEBRUARY 09, 2018
Annual Capital Expenditures: 2016
In 2016, U.S.nonfarm businesses invested $1,575.7 billion in new and used structures and equipment, a decrease of 4.0 percent.
PUBLICATION | MAY 03, 2017
2017 Capital Spending Report: U.S. Capital Spending Patterns 2006-2015
Data in this report are from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 to 2015 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES).
PUBLICATION | FEBRUARY 08, 2017
Annual Capital Expenditures: 2015
These tables show In 2015, U.S. nonfarm businesses invested $1,638.6 billion in new and used structures and equipment, an increase of 2.5 percent.