According to a U.S. Census Bureau’s report, capital equipment expenditures made by manufacturing companies totaled $214.7 billion in 2000. This eclipsed the information sector by $51 billion.

In 2000, U.S. businesses invested $1.17 trillion in new and used capital goods, up 12 percent from 1999. Total spending on new structures was $368 billion, with $758 billion being spent on new equipment.