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Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) Survey
Supplemental to the current Annual
Capital Expenditure Survey (ACES), the Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey collects investment
figures related to technology falling below a company's
capitalization threshold. This survey is sent to a sample
of approximately 46,000 private non-farm employer businesses
operating in the United States.
The ICT survey collects industry-level data for two equipment categories of
non-capitalized expenses (purchases and operating leases/rental
payments) and two software categories of non-capitalized
expenses (purchases and licensing and software service/maintenance
agreements). In addition to non-capitalized expenses, the ICT survey
also collects data for capitalized expenditures of equipment and software.
There are four types of ICT equipment and
software (computer and peripheral equipment; ICT equipment
excluding computers and peripherals; electromedical
and electrotherapeutic apparatus; and computer software
(including payroll for developing software). Companies
report data for industries in which they operate and
incur non-capitalized expenses. Industries in the survey
are comprised of 3-digit and selected 4-digit North
American Industry Classification System codes.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA),
Federal Reserve Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics and
industry analysts use these data to evaluate future
productivity and economic growth prospects. In addition,
the proposed survey provides improved source data significant
to the BEA's investment component of gross domestic
product, capital stock estimates, capital flow tables
and permits the reconciliation of important differences
between reported production and consumption of technology.
Your company may find the data useful for identifying
business opportunities, product development and business
planning.
2006
Data-Released March 6, 2008
U.S. businesses spent $250.7 billion on information
and communication technology equipment and computer
software in 2006, an increase of 6.3 percent from 2005.
(Press Release)
How to Obtain Special Tabulations
In addition to published data, the ICTS staff also prepares tabulations. Such
tabulations are prepared at cost and at the availability of Census Bureau staff
and resources. Data in these tabulations are summaries subject to the same rules
prohibiting disclosure of confidential company-specific information that govern
all Census Bureau publications.
Requests for special tabulations, including exact specifications for the type
and format of the data requested, should be directed to the ICTS staff.
Related Data
Census Bureau
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES)
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders (M3)
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Private Fixed Investment in Equipment & Structures
Private Fixed Investment In Types of Equipment & Software
Questions can be directed to
Victor Souphom
301.763.3334/csd@census.gov
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