According to the 2005 Houston Area Survey, 68 percent of non-Hispanic whites in Harris County are declared or favor Republicans while 89 percent of non-Hispanic blacks in the area are declared or favor Democrats. About 62 percent Hispanics (of any race) in the area are declared or favor Democrats.
DEFINITION of 'Capital Formation '. A term used to describe net capital accumulation during an accounting period. Capital formation refers to net additions of capital stock such as equipment, buildings and other intermediate goods.
GCF: By Sectors It is interesting to study GCF by sectors -- agriculture, industry and services. Currently, in capital formation, share of agriculture is 8.2%, industry accounts for 47.8% while share of services is 44% of the total.Over the years, especially since independence, industry has gained share in capital formation at the expense of agriculture and services. Transition Since Independence: Capital formation in the 1950s was low, but it improved in the following decades. Capital formation improved more than four times to a high of 36% of GDP in 2010. With investments rising over the years, Indiaâs economic growth rate reached a high of 9% before the 2008 global crisis.