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AI capex reaches 1.9% of US GDP

development2026-01-10

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US AI infrastructure capital expenditure reached 1.9% of GDP in 2025, more than three times Apollo and nearly five times the Manhattan Project.

Reported metric: 1.9% of GDP

Reporting date: 2026-01-10 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 10, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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AI capex reaches 1.9% of US GDP
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Reporting date: 2026-01-10
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-10-capex-19pct-of-gdp
Claim: US AI infrastructure capital expenditure reached 1.9% of GDP in 2025, more than three times Apollo and nearly five times the Manhattan Project.
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- Welcome to January 10, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-10-2026
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