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TRX Post: tech equipment and software investment reaches 5.05% of GDP, above 2000 level
A post on r/investing cites BEA data showing private fixed investment in information processing equipment and software at $1.646 billion annualized in the second quarter, equal to 5.05% of GDP, above the 4.46% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2000. The post says the share passed the 2000 level in the second quarter of 2025 and has risen every quarter since, with hardware at 2.57% of GDP versus 2.91% then and software at 2.49% versus 1.55%. It notes that whether the spending companies are profitable is a separate question.
Why “Rumor”
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What the sources claim
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Private fixed investment in information processing equipment and software was 5.05% of GDP in the second quarter, per BEA data cited in the post.
“which is 5.05% of GDP”
r/investing -
The same measure stood at 4.46% of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2000.
“In the 4th qtr of 2000 it was 4.46%”
r/investing -
The share passed the 2000 level in the second quarter of 2025 and has increased every quarter since.
“it passed that level in the 2nd qtr of 2025 and has gone up every qtr since”
r/investing -
Hardware is 2.57% of GDP now versus 2.91% in 2000, while software is 2.49% versus 1.55%.
“hardware is 2.57% of GDP now against 2.91% back then and software is 2.49% against 1.55%”
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Whether the companies doing the spending are profitable is a separate question from the spending's share of the economy.
“Whether the companies spending it are profitable is a separate question from how much of the economy it is”
r/investing
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