Capital Stocks, Consumption of Fixed Capital, 2014

14 Nov 2014 02:22 PM

This is the second publication of capital stocks estimates since 2010. Estimates of capital stocks and consumption of fixed capital are now produced using a new methodology. Users are advised to read the detailed articles about these changes published in June and July 2014 as well as the background notes of this release.
The estimates in this release cover the period 1997 to 2013. All data referred to in this bulletin are annual estimates of chained volume measures (CVM), unless specified otherwise.
The United Kingdom’s (UK) net capital stock was estimated at £3.9 trillion, at the end of 2013. Between 1998 and 2007, average annual growth was 1.9% but this fell between 2008 and 2013 to 1.1%. Since 1997, estimates of net capital stocks increased by £875 billion (29%).
Consumption of fixed capital for the UK was estimated at £219 billion in 2013, an increase of £64 billion (41%) compared with 1997. However, the 2013 estimate remains £8 billion (4%) below the 2007 peak for this series, having fallen during the economic downturn period between 2008 and 2009.
Services industries held an estimated 79% of total net capital stocks at the end of 2013.

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