Each five-year plan dealt with all aspects of development: capital goods (those used to produce other goods, like factories and machinery), consumer goods (e.g. chairs, carpets, and irons), agriculture, transportation, communications, health, education, and welfare.
Cada plan quinquenal trataba todos os aspectos do desenvolvemento económico: bens de capital (aqueles utilizados para producir outros bens, coma fábricas e maquinaria), bens de consumo (por exemplo: cadeiras, alfombras, ferramentos), agricultura, transporte, comunicacións, saúde, educación e prestacións sociais.