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US data-center construction $85.0 bn a year

Aug 2026, preliminary

US data-center construction rose 5,089% since Jan 2014

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    Newest reading, preliminary Aug 2026 $85.0 bn a year
    A year before Aug 2025 $49.1 bn a year
    Highest reading Aug 2026 $85.0 bn a year
    Lowest reading Jan 2014 $1.6 bn a year
    First reading Jan 2014 $1.6 bn a year

    What the series is

    Census’s monthly estimate of the value of work done on data-center buildings, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. Unit: USD millions, seasonally adjusted annual rate. The newest reading is preliminary, and the source can revise it.

    Terms: Seasonally adjusted annual rate

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