How much will current infrastructure spending increase?

Dagens infrastrukturutgifter kommer sannolikt att vara betydligt större än vad vi upplevde under återuppbyggnadsperioden efter andra världskriget av USA och resten av världen.

Today’s infrastructure spending is likely to be significantly higher than that experienced during the post-World War II reconstruction period by the US and the rest of the world.

Excessive debt levels often provoke escalating geopolitical tensions and conflicts, and as disagreements between nations intensify, there is a greater requirement for countries to strengthen their self-reliance in domestic operations.

These circumstances are poised to catalyze what could develop into one of the most ambitious infrastructure initiatives in history, with the potential to be highly inflationary.

The last major infrastructure investment in the United States occurred in 1956 with the National Interstate and Defense Highway Act under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Originally budgeted at $25 billion, equivalent to about $207 billion in today’s currency.

This initiative pales in comparison to the recent Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which authorizes government spending nearly six times as much, totaling $1.2 trillion.

In this chart, Crescat Capital also took into account the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022, and expected a significant portion of these funds to be directed to new infrastructure projects, including those associated with the Green Revolution and other initiatives.

Source: Tavi Costa

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