Send This To Your Grandma, Dad, Or MAGA-Supporting Family When They Ask You How Trump’s Economy Is Faring

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Send This To Your Grandma, Dad, Or MAGA-Supporting Family When They Ask You How Trump’s Economy Is Faring

Hi there, my name is Alexa, and throughout campaign season, I felt like I was berated by the idea that

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would lower the price of groceries, lower unemployment, boost the stock market…

Illustration of a smiling person with books. Text: “Pocket-Watching Trump: An Ongoing Four(?)-Year Report.”

…and don’t get me started on the “Trump gave us stimulus checks” crowd.

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The Trump Economy concept didn’t spawn from nothing. In fact, the 78-year-old repeatedly spouted

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that he’d lower the cost of food on Day One of his presidency if elected. (This has not come to pass.)

What’s more, Trump has partially attributed his win to this unseen promise. When speaking to Meet the Press, he

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, “I won on groceries. It’s a very simple word, groceries. Like almost, you know, who uses the word. I started using the word, the groceries… I won an election based on that. We’re going to bring those prices way down.”

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So, because the economy played such a large role in the outcome of the 2024 election, I’ll be tracking the real numbers achieved by the Trump administration.

That means I’ll be tracking the unemployment rate, cost of eggs, gas prices, inflation, the Dow Jones, whether citizens received a stimulus check, and Trump’s overall approval rate every month.

And I’ll admit — yes, I’m being a hater. Pocket-watching the Trump economy is truly some hater-type *****. But at the same time, holding candidates-turned-presidents accountable for their promises is important.

And if the numbers turn in Trump’s favor, I’ll continue to report on it and cheer for a thriving economy.

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So without further ado, here’s how Trump’s first month in office played out:

Note: Data on inflation is released a few weeks after each month has ended, so our reports will look at the previous month’s numbers. 

Unemployment:

Closing out Joe Biden’s presidency, the unemployment rate for December was 4.1% according to the

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Trump closed out his first calendar month in office with an unemployment rate of

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— which is slightly down.

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Graph with unemployment rates: December 2024 at 4.1% and January 2025 at 4%. Clipboard with a pie chart on the side

Eggs:

Rounding out the end of 2024, the average price of a dozen grade-A eggs was

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According to

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, the average price of eggs in January 2025 was up to $7.24 per dozen in New York, while in the Midwest, it increased to $6.84. In California, large eggs declined to $8.35 per dozen.

Unfortunately, the US Agriculture Department

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the price of eggs can increase by more than 40% this year.

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Gas:

The average price of gas in December 2024 was approximately $3.139 versus January 2025’s $3.196, according to the

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The image shows a notepad with gas prices listed: December 2024 at $3.139 and January 2025 at $3.196, with a gas can icon beside it

Inflation:

I’m sure you’re not surprised to hear that inflation is on the rise. Year over year, inflation

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2.9% in December 2024 versus 3% in January 2025.

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Dow Jones:

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by about 5.3% in December 2024 and rose by 4.42% in January 2025, according to

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Stimulus Check:

Did you get a stimmy in January? Nope. Nada. Zilch.

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And finally, Trump’s Approval Rating:

In January 2025, Trump’s approval rating was 47%, making him the only elected president dating back to 1953 with an initial approval rating below 50 percent, the Guardian

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See ya next month!

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