The Trump economy, by the numbers
Prices, jobs, growth, housing and the public finances, each measured from the day he returned to office on 20 January 2025. Shaded bands mark his two terms, and the line turns red while he is in charge.
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Since January 2025Prices
What things cost at the checkout, at the pump and on the power bill.
Jobs
How many people are working, how many are looking, and how many work for the government.
Industries
Employment by industry, from factories and coal mines to hospitals.
Growth
What the economy produces, what that comes to per person, and what is being spent on new factories.
Housing
What a home costs, what a household earns, and how far apart the two have drifted.
Debt, deficits and trade
What Washington borrows each year, what it owes in total, and the gap between imports and exports.
Rates
The Federal Reserve’s policy rate, and what it costs to borrow for a house.
Every number
| Measure | When he took office | Latest | Change |
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Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and the agencies named under each chart. “When he took office” means January 2025 for monthly and weekly data, and the last full quarter or year before it for slower series. Home prices, government payrolls and the Fed funds rate are shown but not scored as better or worse.