Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Companies are investing trillions to build and expand across The United States.”
TRUE
What the record shows
BEA reports nonresidential fixed investment at $4.62 trillion annualized rate (Q2 2026); total fixed private investment at $5.81 trillion annualized rate (Q2 2026).
Sources
- Private fixed investment in equipment and software: Nonresidential: Construction machinery (C269RC1A027NBEA) | FRED | St. Louis Fed
- Intellectual Property | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- United States Private Fixed Investment: Nonresidential (Real) | Moody's Analytics
- United States Private Fixed Investment: Residential - Structures | Moody's Analytics
- Private fixed investment in structures: Residential: Improvements (A946RC1A027NBEA) | FRED | St. Louis Fed
- Private fixed investment: Nonresidential: Structures: Manufacturing (C307RC1Q027SBEA) | FRED | St. Louis Fed
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