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Do Major Technology Advancements Lead to Overinvestment? Accessible Data
Figure 1. Production Transition with New Capital Accumulation
Figure 1 "Production Transition with New Capital Accumulation" is a line chart that includes three lines. The lower concave blue line and the upper concave green line shows the production functions before and after technological advancement, respectively. A straight green line connects the two productions functions to illustrate the transition from the low-productivity production function to the high-productivity production function as the economy accumulates capital that embodies the new technology.
Figure 2. IP and Equipment Investment Share in GDP
| Year/Quarter | Share |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.069310897 |
| 1948 | 0.070673953 |
| 1949 | 0.064954128 |
| 1950 | 0.067044696 |
| 1951 | 0.064283655 |
| 1952 | 0.061802341 |
| 1953 | 0.064748201 |
| 1954 | 0.063252241 |
| 1955 | 0.066274971 |
| 1956 | 0.070093458 |
| 1957 | 0.072151899 |
| 1958 | 0.064214464 |
| 1959 | 0.066896684 |
| 1960 | 0.067846608 |
| 1961 | 0.065635005 |
| 1962 | 0.067064083 |
| 1963 | 0.068392157 |
| 1964 | 0.070854638 |
| 1965 | 0.076653644 |
| 1966 | 0.080895009 |
| 1967 | 0.07872093 |
| 1968 | 0.078771128 |
| 1969 | 0.080974843 |
| 1970 | 0.078542812 |
| 1971 | 0.075371277 |
| 1972 | 0.07778907 |
| 1973 | 0.082643469 |
| 1974 | 0.084002071 |
| 1975 | 0.080360852 |
| 1976 | 0.081883207 |
| 1977 | 0.088625228 |
| 1978 | 0.093978568 |
| 1979 | 0.097514559 |
| 1980 | 0.094774787 |
| 1981 | 0.095322732 |
| 1982 | 0.091991148 |
| 1983 | 0.090203632 |
| 1984 | 0.095824252 |
| 1985 | 0.095229316 |
| 1986 | 0.094156695 |
| 1987 | 0.09083045 |
| 1988 | 0.091570545 |
| 1989 | 0.092580119 |
| 1990 | 0.089936442 |
| 1991 | 0.087673146 |
| 1992 | 0.08732727 |
| 1993 | 0.090689062 |
| 1994 | 0.093602481 |
| 1995 | 0.098812781 |
| 1996 | 0.101398471 |
| 1997 | 0.104796213 |
| 1998 | 0.107924703 |
| 1999 | 0.112000581 |
| 2000 | 0.114857087 |
| 2001 | 0.106455362 |
| 2002 | 0.097519466 |
| 2003 | 0.095081395 |
| 2004 | 0.09492355 |
| 2005 | 0.09724523 |
| 2006 | 0.09906193 |
| 2007 | 0.099363005 |
| 2008 | 0.096127936 |
| 2009 | 0.085280527 |
| 2010 | 0.090052495 |
| 2011 | 0.096348007 |
| 2012 | 0.100842869 |
| 2013 | 0.102477978 |
| 2014 | 0.105099358 |
| 2015 | 0.105110686 |
| 2016 | 0.104377051 |
| 2017 | 0.105353328 |
| 2018 | 0.107462542 |
| 2019 | 0.107511606 |
| 2020 | 0.105200863 |
| 2021 | 0.103660181 |
| 2022 | 0.104760772 |
| 2023 | 0.105323337 |
| 2024 | 0.105406512 |
| 2025 | 0.109140793 |
| 2026Q1 | 0.113328514 |
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Annual data through 2025 and quarterly for 2026:Q1.