Table:
|  | 2019 | 2018 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Land, buildings and improvements | $289,051 | $267,809 |
| Machinery and equipment | 381,656 | 364,034 |
| Computer hardware and software | 136,227 | 130,645 |
| Capital assets in progress | 49,599 | 38,469 |
| Total property, plant and equipment, gross | 856,533 | 800,957 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (472,309) | (459,651) |
| Total property, plant and equipment, net | 384,224 | 341,306 |
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3. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment as of September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Question:
Which years did Machinery and equipment exceed $300,000 thousand?
Answer: Because (2019:381,656),(2018:364,034), the answers are: 2019, 2018.