fixed asset

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The construction-in-progress account, which is immune to depreciation, holds all the costs for a fixed asset until it is ready for use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Retail sales grew 1.3%, down from 2.9% in October—the weakest growth since 2022, while fixed asset investment year to date fell 2.6% year-over-year.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

Broad fixed asset investment expanded 4.0% in the first five months of 2023 year-on-year, versus expectations for a 4.4% rise and a 4.7% expansion in January-April.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

When a company purchases a fixed asset such as a piece of equipment or a computer, it uses depreciation to determine the life cycle value of the item.

From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 13, 2018

Is the night shift less productive than the day shift, are the rates of return from fixed asset investments different from those from common stock investments, and so on?

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017