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fixed assets

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plural noun

  1. Also called: capital assets. nontrading business assets of a relatively permanent nature, such as plant, fixtures, or goodwill Compare current assets

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“While growth continues to be driven by robust industrial production, marginally stronger-than-expected retail sales and a surprise turnaround in fixed assets investment injected some optimism to China’s outlook,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

Yamaha said it will sell all its land, offices, warehouses and other fixed assets in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

For example, investment in fixed assets shrunk 2.6% over the January to November period versus a year earlier, the sharpest slump since 2020.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

The report Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed factory output was up 6.7% in April from a year earlier and investment in fixed assets such as factory equipment climbed 4.2%.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

In relation to the value of each sector's fixed assets in 1971, the proportion of outstanding long-term loans was: state enterprises, 11.3 percent; collective farms, 16.1 percent; and collective artisans, 2.9 percent.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut

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