Between 2006 and 2010 Apple kept capital expenditures to no more than 3% of revenue, Reitzes notes.

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The reduced capital inflow will tend to reduce the gaps between domestic investment and saving and government expenditures and tax revenue the deficit in question.

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As a result, capital expenditures outpace both depreciation (meaning net capital outlay) and capital expenditure growth rate exceeds the revenue growth rate.

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