# Data Center Spending Surges as Economy Stumbles

> AI-driven data center construction spending soars 64.5% while other construction plummets.
- Title: Data Center Spending Surges as Economy Stumbles · Futurism
- Summary: AI-driven data center construction spending soars 64.5% while other construction plummets. Data center construction grew 64.5% in 2026 as AI boomed, while…
- Keywords: data center construction, ai boom, construction spending, housing construction, healthcare construction, manufacturing construction, science, technology, Data, Center, Spending, Surges
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/future-society/data-center-spending-ai-bubble-construction
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-10-11T14:01:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: data center construction, ai boom, construction spending, housing construction, healthcare construction, manufacturing construction, science, technology
## AI Boom Drives Data Center Spending
Data center construction spending grew 64.5 percent in 2026 while all other construction categories declined.
## Other Construction Categories Collapsed
Housing construction fell 5.6 percent, healthcare and retail construction dropped 10.1 percent, and education construction plummeted 12.6 percent.
## AI Spending Faces Investor Skepticism
Investors growing increasingly skeptical about AI spending sustainability could trigger a data center spending downturn.
## Key takeaway

Data center construction grew 64.5% in 2026 as AI boomed, while housing, healthcare, and manufacturing collapsed.