Private data-center construction spending in United States

Private data-center construction spending in the United States was $84.95 billion in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 73.2% from August 2025.

August 2026, USD million84,950 Provisional

Change on August 2025+73.2%

Series high84,950August 2026

Series low1,637January 2014

Next release: Saturday, 31 October 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Private data-center construction spending in United States, January 2014 to August 2026

USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-01.

All 152 values

Period	USD million
2026-08	84,950 Provisional
2026-07	79,007
2026-06	72,695
2026-05	65,688
2026-04	61,859
2026-03	58,121
2026-02	57,361
2026-01	56,211
2025-12	55,461
2025-11	53,043
2025-10	54,260
2025-09	50,700
2025-08	49,052
2025-07	47,810
2025-06	46,850
2025-05	48,210
2025-04	52,818
2025-03	46,593
2025-02	46,409
2025-01	45,341
2024-12	44,703
2024-11	40,951
2024-10	40,048
2024-09	37,576
2024-08	36,668
2024-07	36,124
2024-06	35,304
2024-05	32,271
2024-04	28,069
2024-03	30,172
2024-02	28,319
2024-01	26,412
2023-12	24,238
2023-11	23,864
2023-10	23,720
2023-09	21,285
2023-08	20,498
2023-07	19,641
2023-06	18,735
2023-05	18,232
2023-04	17,943
2023-03	18,015
2023-02	17,920
2023-01	15,589
2022-12	14,244
2022-11	13,855
2022-10	12,816
2022-09	14,571
2022-08	13,142
2022-07	12,751
2022-06	12,190
2022-05	12,126
2022-04	12,160
2022-03	11,307
2022-02	10,564
2022-01	10,959
2021-12	11,324
2021-11	10,578
2021-10	9,686
2021-09	10,834
2021-08	10,495
2021-07	9,752
2021-06	9,312
2021-05	9,326
2021-04	9,401
2021-03	10,274
2021-02	9,061
2021-01	9,257
2020-12	9,199
2020-11	9,229
2020-10	9,290
2020-09	10,101
2020-08	9,102
2020-07	8,750
2020-06	8,973
2020-05	8,695
2020-04	8,932
2020-03	9,445
2020-02	9,696
2020-01	9,443
2019-12	7,920
2019-11	9,609
2019-10	9,123
2019-09	8,120
2019-08	8,829
2019-07	8,826
2019-06	8,885
2019-05	8,740
2019-04	7,849
2019-03	7,640
2019-02	8,034
2019-01	8,116
2018-12	8,048
2018-11	7,103
2018-10	7,864
2018-09	6,287
2018-08	7,004
2018-07	7,452
2018-06	7,055
2018-05	6,987
2018-04	6,562
2018-03	6,469
2018-02	6,236
2018-01	6,078
2017-12	5,739
2017-11	5,460
2017-10	4,963
2017-09	4,686
2017-08	4,393
2017-07	4,665
2017-06	4,577
2017-05	5,032
2017-04	4,233
2017-03	3,990
2017-02	4,216
2017-01	3,988
2016-12	4,464
2016-11	3,956
2016-10	3,703
2016-09	4,220
2016-08	4,581
2016-07	4,247
2016-06	4,555
2016-05	4,150
2016-04	4,415
2016-03	4,118
2016-02	3,798
2016-01	3,155
2015-12	3,094
2015-11	2,975
2015-10	2,754
2015-09	2,800
2015-08	2,837
2015-07	2,684
2015-06	3,930
2015-05	3,343
2015-04	2,308
2015-03	2,136
2015-02	1,934
2015-01	1,921
2014-12	1,659
2014-11	1,952
2014-10	1,826
2014-09	1,922
2014-08	1,962
2014-07	1,786
2014-06	1,747
2014-05	1,814
2014-04	1,802
2014-03	1,680
2014-02	1,740
2014-01	1,637

Definition

The value of private construction put in place for buildings that contain hardware used to store, process, and transmit digital information.

Monthly value of private data-center building construction put in place, in current U.S. dollars. Census classifies data centers within private office construction and defines them as buildings containing hardware for storing, processing, and transmitting digital information. The series is available separately from January 2014. The cost of data-center equipment such as racks and servers is excluded from construction spending. Values are seasonally adjusted annual rates in millions of dollars, not forecasts or inflation-adjusted amounts; the latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsatime.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States (Private data-center construction spending, United States, 2014-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsatime.xlsx

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Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States, Private data-center construction spending, United States, 2014-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 Oct. 2026, https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsatime.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-data-center-construction-spending/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States. Private data-center construction spending, United States, 2014-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsatime.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-data-center-construction-spending/united-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States, Private data-center construction spending, United States, 2014-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsatime.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/private-data-center-construction-spending/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_private_data_center_construction_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States: Private data-center construction spending, United States, 2014-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsatime.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/private-data-center-construction-spending/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/xlsx/privsatime.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the private data-center construction spending in United States?

Private data-center construction spending in the United States was $84.95 billion in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 73.2% from August 2025.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Construction Spending: Private data-center construction spending, United States. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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$84.95 billion in August 2026, the highest value since January 2014 in this series.

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