Archive · 1 Oct 2026
NSO Launches Survey of Private Corporate Capital Expenditure Plans
India’s National Statistics Office is asking large private companies about their spending on buildings, equipment, and other investments.
The survey is called CAPEX 2026.
It runs from October to December.
Companies will report what they spent recently, what they are spending now, and what they plan to spend next year.
They will also explain why they are investing and how they will pay for it.
Companies can submit their answers through a secure online portal.
An earlier survey found that manufacturing made up the largest share of investment spending in 2024-25.
Information and communication, and transportation and storage, were the next-largest categories.
The National Statistics Office is conducting CAPEX 2026 from October to December.
The survey collects past, current, and planned capital expenditure data from large private enterprises.
It examines investments by asset group and industry, along with strategies, objectives, and financing sources.
Selected enterprises are drawn from active companies registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
In the earlier CAPEX 2024 survey, manufacturing represented 43.8% of aggregate expenditure in 2024-25.
- Who
- The National Statistics Office and selected large private corporate enterprises.
- What
- A survey of private-sector capital expenditure undertaken, underway, and planned.
- When
- From October to December; the earlier CAPEX 2024 survey ran from November 2024 to January 2025.
- Where
- India; the official statement was issued from New Delhi, and responses are submitted through a web portal.
- Why
- To generate timely information on investment trends and provide inputs for understanding the Indian economy.
- Survey
- Forward-Looking Survey on Private Corporate Sector CAPEX Investment Intentions, known as CAPEX 2026.
- Survey period
- October to December.
- Coverage
- Selected large private corporate sector enterprises across different economic sectors.
- Information collected
- Recent capital expenditure, current-year provisional expenditure, forthcoming-year investment intentions, asset groups, industries, strategies, objectives, and financing sources.
- Selection basis
- Active enterprises registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, subject to eligibility and turnover criteria.
- Legal basis
- The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008.
- Earlier findings
- In 2024-25, manufacturing accounted for 43.8% of aggregate expenditure, followed by information and communication at 15.6% and transportation and storage at 14%.