The amount of wasteful spending for data centers is huge and parasitic to the rest of the economy
(thelemmy.club)
Sources
- Census release (Oct 1, 2026): https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/release.pdf
- Census private construction table (includes Data center row, Table 3 SEs): https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/privsa.pdf
- Census definitions: https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/definitions.html
- Census Feb 2024 notice that Data center is published under private Office: https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/pr202402.pdf
- BLS PPI, Aug 2026 summary: https://www.bls.gov/beta/nextgen/ppi/producer-price-index-2026-09-10.htm
- BLS PPI release, Sept 2026 (Oct 15, 2026): https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- BLS series via FRED, NSA: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/PPIFDC ; SA: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/PPIDCS
