OREANDA-NEWS. March 01, 2012. In 2011, as compared with 2010, investments in long-term tangible assets grew by 9,3% to 15 bln. 198,5 mln. leis (USD 1,28 bln.). According to the National Bureau of Statistics, most investments - 48,2% - fell to building and assembly works and made up 7 bln. 322,5 mln. leis, 0,6% down as compared with 2010.

Investments in machines, equipments and transportation means amounted to 6 bln. 905 mln. leis, that is 45,4% of the total investments, 25,7% up as compared with 2010. Other capital investments accounted for 971 mln. leis, 5,1% down as compared with 2010. They made up 6,4% of the total volume of the investments. In the structure of investments in tangible long-term assets by forms of proprietorship, 31% fell to the public one.

The biggest portion - 69% - fell to private proprietors, which made 64,5% of the total building and assembly works. In 2011 the main sources of investments – 64% - were funds owned by economic agents itself and population. They grew by 8,7 as compared with 2010. 10,1% of investments were drawn up at the expense of the budget funds, that is 1,2 p.p. more than in 2010. Overseas investments made up 4,8% of the total funds drawn, that is 13,4 p.p. less than in 2010. In the structure of investments by kinds of fixed assets, the biggest portion of investments was allotted to purchase machines, equipments and transport.

It amounted to 45,4% of the total investments drawn, 4,4,p.p. up as compared with 2010. The portion of money allotted to erect buildings and constructions was 33,3% of the total investments drawn, with 13,2% being allotted to construct residential housing and 20,1% to built other constructions.

That is 7,7 p.p. less than in 2010. The decline in investments was explained by 15,8% less investing in construction of residential houses and 8,1% les investing in other constructions.