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Datacenter construction spending passes offices for the first time

development2026-03-17

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US construction spending on data centers surpassed offices for the first time in December, $3.57 billion against $3.49 billion.

Reported metric: $3.57B vs $3.49B

Reporting date: 2026-03-17 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to March 17, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Datacenter construction spending passes offices for the first time
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Reporting date: 2026-03-17
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-17-datacenters-pass-offices
Claim: US construction spending on data centers surpassed offices for the first time in December, $3.57 billion against $3.49 billion.
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- Welcome to March 17, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-17-2026
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