Editing Net investment (section)

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In [[economics]], '''net investment''' is spending which increases the availability of fixed [[capital goods]] or [[means of production]] and goods [[inventories]]. It is the total spending on newly produced physical [[capital (economics)|capital]] ([[fixed investment]]) and on inventories ([[inventory investment]])—that is, [[gross investment]]—minus replacement investment, which simply replaces [[depreciation|depreciated]] capital goods. It is productive [[capital formation]] plus net additions to the stock of [[housing]] and the stock of [[inventories]].  This figure provides a sense of the real expenditure on durable goods. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Net Investment |url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/accounting/net-investment/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Corporate Finance Institute |language=en-US}}</ref>