Census Bureau News - 2008 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:

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2008 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey — These data provide preliminary estimates of business spending for new and used structures and equipment at the sector level based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System. These figures are critical to evaluate productivity growth, the ability of U.S. business to compete with foreign business, changes in industrial capacity and measures of overall economic performance. Internet address: www.census.gov/econ/aces/xls/2008/Full%20Report.htm.

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