Construction Spending on Data Centers Continues to Outpace Office Construction
The Federal Construction Spending Report for January 2026 was released today by the Census Bureau. It shows that Data Center construction spending is again higher than office spending, and the gap is widening. I suspect it will keep widening. In January 2026 it was $46.9B vs. $43.7B, or 7.5% higher. In December 2025 it was $45.9 vs. $43.9B or 4.6% higher. Chart was generated by GPT-5.4 Thinking and edited by me. [Official Release Source](https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/current/index.html) [Census Data Download](https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsa.xlsx?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
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