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These 6 charts explain the economy in President Donald Trump's second term
Economic indicators show moderate inflation at 2.4%, a 4.5% peak unemployment, and $2 trillion added to national debt amid trade tensions and a government shutdown.
- The U.S. Treasury reported that more than $2 trillion was added to the national debt during the first year of Trump's second term, while real GDP fell 10%.
- Trade tensions with China prompted market turmoil as sweeping reciprocal tariffs caused early disruption, according to the Trump administration.
- The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index showed a decline, hitting its lowest since June 2022 in November, while the unemployment rate eased from 4.4% in November to 4.3% in January.
- Because of a prolonged government shutdown, October data gap left uncalculated while U.S. national debt rose from $2 trillion in August to over $2 trillion in October, the fastest since the COVID‑19 pandemic.
- Ahead of the State of the Union, the review uses recent monthly and quarterly data through October to assess affordability messaging, according to the U.S. Treasury.
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