[whimsicalism]

> U.S. manufacturing construction spending reached a 20-year high

A nominal 20-year high and the increase is since the pandemic. Also this is for construction. Here are some other time series: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OUTMS

Walmart $350 billion investment is over 10 years and mostly is for agriculture and some small electronics.

Also this source is an American manufacturing lobbying group.

[berserk1010]

here are some more

companies have announced over $166 billion in manufacturing in semiconductors and electronics, and at least 50 community colleges in 19 states have announced new or expanded programming to help American workers access good-paying jobs in the semiconductor industry. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...

Apple commits $430 billion in US investments over five years https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/apple-commits-430-bil...

Microsoft will buy enough U.S.-made solar panels to power 1.8 million homes https://www.greenbiz.com/article/microsoft-will-buy-enough-u...

Tesla plans to spend $3.6 billion more on battery and truck manufacturing in Nevada https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/24/tesla-plans-to-spend-3point6...

[csomar]

I feel like this comment is GPT-ed. You are just putting random numbers out there. They are meaningless. The previous poster gave you an indicator "Real Sectoral Output for All Workers". The indicator adjusts for inflation.

US manufacturing never recovered from the 2008 crisis. And in 2005, the output of manufacturing was higher than it is today (in real value terms, not funny dollars).