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34 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
AI adoption association with current sales-increase likelihood, US firms6.4percentage pointsUSNovember 2025-January 2026; published April 2026T1www2.census.gov
US AI-using firms reporting AI-related employment decreases2.0% of AI-using firmsUS2025-11 to 2026-01T1www2.census.gov
US AI-using firms reporting a sales increase in the last two weeks18.9% of AI-using firmsUS2025-11 to 2026-01T1www2.census.gov
US non-adopting firms citing prior or current AI use not meeting expectations0.9% of non-adopting firmsUS2023-12 to 2024-02T1census.gov
US AI-using firms replacing software and equipment with AI-integrated solutions16% of AI-using firmsUSNov 2025-Jan 2026T1www2.census.gov
US AI-using firms reporting AI augments worker tasks44% of AI-using firmsUSNov 2025-Jan 2026T1www2.census.gov
US AI-using firms reporting pure task substitution5% of AI-using firmsUSNov 2025-Jan 2026T1www2.census.gov
US firms using AI in a business function, Census BTOS AI supplement18% of firmsUSNov 2025-Jan 2026T1www2.census.gov
US firms where workers use AI in work-related tasks, Census BTOS AI supplement23% of firmsUSNov 2025-Jan 2026T1www2.census.gov
Cumulative private VC investment in AI and data startups, 2012-2024598361US$ millionUS2012-2024T1federalreserve.gov
US businesses adopting AI to improve process quality or reliability45.8% of AI-adopting businessesUS2020-2022T1census.gov
Alphabet quarterly capital expenditure (AI-infrastructure demand proxy)35.67USD billionUS2026-03T1federalreserve.gov
Microsoft quarterly capital expenditure (AI-infrastructure demand proxy)30.88USD billionUS2026-03T1federalreserve.gov
Share of US firms with 250+ employees using AI37percentUS2026-05T1census.gov
US Finance and Insurance businesses expecting to use AI within next six months39percentUS2026-05T1census.gov
US Information-sector businesses currently using AI39.7percentUS2026-05T1census.gov
US Information-sector businesses expecting to use AI within next six months42percentUS2026-05T1census.gov
US Information-sector businesses expecting to use AI within six months42percentUS2026-05T1census.gov
US Retail Trade businesses currently using AI14percentUS2026-05T1census.gov
US Retail Trade businesses currently using AI (lowest-adopting sector)14percentUS2026-05T1census.gov

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