Capital Goods

The capital goods is a collection of companies that manufacture or distribute goods. The group of companies includes firms in the aerospace and defense, construction, and engineering sectors. Capital Goods refer to products that are used in the production of other products but are not incorporated into the new product. These include machine tools, industrial machinery, process plant equipment, construction & mining equipment, electrical equipment, textile machinery, printing & packaging machinery, etc. The Capital Goods Sector was on an upswing since March 2002, due to investments having taken place in the infrastructure, oil & gas sector, power sector, steel plants, automobile industries, etc.