AI Data Insight
In Q1 2026, the quarter-over-quarter contribution of US nonresidential private investment to GDP reached 1.39 percentage points, a significant jump from 0.51 percentage points in the previous quarter. This is mainly attributed to the equipment investment boom driven by artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, which strongly offset the impact of cooling consumption and weak net exports. However, the ensuing inflationary pressures and geopolitical risks still add variables to the economic momentum in the second half of the year.