US data center construction spending up 73% in a year to a record $85 billion
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Computing capacity for SI is already more visible than all other office construction combined.
According to US Census Bureau data for August 2026 (annualized), data center construction spending came to $84.95 billion, versus $49.05 billion a year earlier. Data centers account for 63% of private office building construction, up from 47% a year ago, and have outpaced all other office construction every month since September 2025. Equipment, servers and racks are not included in these figures.
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