The section represents statistics related to financial investments, investments in non-financial assets and foreign investments.

Investments in non-financial assets include the following categories: fixed capital investments, investments in intellectual property assets, expenditures of research and development, experimental and technological works, investments in other non-financial assets. In the system of indicators, characterizing volume and structure of investments in non-financial assets the highest priority is given to investments in fixed capital which include expenditures on construction, reconstruction (including extension and modernization) of units which lead to increase of the original cost of objects, purchase of machines, equipment, transport, production and household inventory on formation draft and breeding herd, perennial planting.

Investments in fixed capital include consumed costs at the expense of funds of citizens and legal entities obtained by developer organizations for equity construction. Distribution of fixed capital by kinds of economic activities is performed in accordance with OKVED classification taking into account the purposes of the fund allocation, i.e. the kind of activity where it will be used.

Data related to investments in fixed capital is given at actual prices, volume indices of fixed capital investments were estimated at constant prices.

Since 2005 fixed capital investments are given excepting value-added tax.

Financial investments - state and municipal securities, securities of other institutions, including debt securities, in which data and redemption cost are determined (bonds, papers); deposits in charter (contributed) capitals of other organizations (including subsidiaries and independent economic societies); deposits (contributions) of partner institutions under a simple partnership agreement; loans to other institutions; deposits in credit institutions, debtor receivables acquired by assignment of right of demand.

Foreign investments in the economy of Russia are regarded as investments of the capital by foreign investors as well as by affiliated legal entities of the Russian Federation abroad in objects of entrepreneurial activity on the territory of Russia, with the aim of gaining profits. Investments are subdivided into direct, portfolio and others.

Direct investments refer to investments made by legal entities or individuals entirely owning the enterprise or controlling not less than 10 percent of shares of its charter capital.

Portfolio investments refer to the acquisition of shares, stocks, bonds, promissory notes and other securities. They make less than 10 percent of the total charter capital of the organization.

Investments unspecified as direct or portfolio are treated as
others.

Information on foreign investments is given for those organizations which presented their statistical reports including investments in roubles converted into US dollars but excluding data on monetary-crediting regulating bodies, commercial and savings banks.