"Figure 5: Information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and other machinery and equipment outpaces all other business investment assets in a return to pre-pandemic levels ","" "UK, Quarter 1 2018 to Quarter 3 2021, index is referenced to Quarter 4 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. Q1 refers to Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar), Q2 refers to Quarter 2 (Apr to June), Q3 refers to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) and Q4 refers to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec). 2. Index is referenced to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2019. " "Unit","%" "","" "","Business investment","Transport equipment","ICT equipment and other machinery and equipment","Other buildings and structures","Intellectual property products" "2018 Q1","100.5538114","91.54258487","115.9787635","94.17344876","99.65197216" "2018 Q2","98.91883312","72.34464959","114.9683165","93.65507231","101.1165893" "2018 Q3","97.82179266","112.8052412","113.0758692","82.9402312","99.35228152" "2018 Q4","97.36322269","127.1590232","111.6458298","80.01658805","98.23085847" "2019 Q1","98.98761861","80.26603137","116.4326083","92.93452905","99.36194896" "2019 Q2","99.10402483","91.60214413","108.6658674","95.82188585","98.61755607" "2019 Q3","100.2733782","111.3361128","109.4707998","92.30210979","99.84532096" "2019 Q4","100","100","100","100","100" "2020 Q1","97.41789834","91.91979353","98.51858195","95.8737235","99.59396752" "2020 Q2","79.2620551","41.63192376","74.92721356","70.75320097","98.82057231" "2020 Q3","86.0824015","76.09688307","83.22486727","77.40915453","98.23085847" "2020 Q4","90.36121204","78.65793131","94.27984244","81.85164066","98.95108275" "2021 Q1","83.57966771","48.89815366","89.77564651","78.12451402","93.629157" "2021 Q2","90.55169495","81.63589438","98.76691214","81.79461925","96.26836814" "2021 Q3","88.29588345","43.85546953","105.1464292","81.68057643","95.78982985"