Where the American economy stands today, measured against Jan 19, 2025.

Every figure below is the most recent official reading, set beside its value on the day before the inauguration. No commentary, no adjustment — just the published series and the distance travelled since.

Updated Sep 21, 2026

Food prices

Average ground beef price

Dollars per pound, January 2025–September 2026

User-provided ground beef price table

Food prices

Grade A large egg prices

US city average per dozen, January 2025–January 2026

Select a month for its price, change, and market driverU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Series APU0000708111 — user-supplied values

Energy prices

Average gasoline price

Dollars per gallon, January 2025–September 2026

Select a month for its price and monthly changeUser-provided gasoline price table

Energy prices

Average diesel price

Dollars per gallon, January 2025–September 2026

Select a month for its price, monthly change and market contextUser-provided diesel price table

Energy prices

Average electricity price

US city average, cents per kilowatt-hour, January 2025–September 2026

Select a month for its rate, monthly change and trend contextU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Series APU000072610

Employment & earnings

Real average hourly earnings growth

Month-over-month change after inflation, January 2025–September 2026

Gain Loss

Select a month for wage, inflation, and driver detailsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — user-supplied values

Employment & demographics

Unemployment across key demographic groups

Monthly rates, January 2025–September 2026

College graduates (25+)Youth (ages 16–19)Black workers (16+)Hispanic workers (16+)

Select a month for rates, driver, and demographic takeawaysU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPS / Household Survey — user-supplied values

Household finance

U.S. revolving consumer credit

Billions of dollars, January 2025–September 2026

Select a month for its balance, monthly change, and debt trendsFederal Reserve G.19 Consumer Credit, FRED REVOLSL — user-supplied values

TrumpEconomics summary

One set of numbers. Three ways to read the moment.

Each view below draws from the same figures shown on this page. The distinction is emphasis, not a different dataset.

Neutral view

The economy absorbed a concentrated 2026 price shock—not a uniform decline.

Purchasing power improved through most of 2025, then reversed as March 2026 inflation reached 0.9% and real wages fell 0.6%. All 25 tracked foods cost more and revolving credit rose $53.3 billion, yet wholesale natural gas fell 14.41% and several unemployment rates retreated from spring peaks. The squeeze is concentrated in essentials and borrowing—not every part of the economy.

Republican view

The labor data show resilience, and some pressures are supply shocks rather than broad failure.

Supporters can point to recoveries from spring peaks: Black unemployment fell from 7.3% to 6.1%, Hispanic unemployment from 5.5% to 4.7%, and youth unemployment from 14.7% to 13.8%. Henry Hub gas fell 14.41%, several staples rose less than 5%, and the 2025 deficit improved from 2024—evidence that targeted supply problems, not broad collapse, drove much of the pain.

Democratic view

Headline resilience matters less if essential costs outrun paychecks.

Critics can answer that every tracked food rose while gasoline climbed 40.3%, diesel 72.19%, and electricity 10.06%. Real wages fell or stalled in five of seven months from March through September, as revolving credit grew 4.07% at card rates near 21%–22%. With the 2026 daily deficit above 2024 and 2025, household and federal balance sheets are both under pressure.

These are representative interpretations, not endorsements. Compare them against the charts and source notes before drawing a conclusion.

Federal budget

Daily deficit average

Average federal budget deficit per day, by fiscal year

Democratic Republican

Select a year for the full fiscal-year recordUS Federal Budget Deficit workbook (2007–2026)

Food prices

Top 25 grocery price comparison

Price change from Jan 19, 2025 to Sep 19, 2026

Food item and pricesPercentage changeChange

1Eggs (Grade A, Large)

$3.45 → $4.65 / 1 doz

+34.78%

2Coffee (Ground)

$6.42 → $8.05 / 1 lb

+25.39%

3Orange Juice (Frozen Conc.)

$3.85 → $4.72 / 16 oz

+22.60%

4Ground Beef (100%)

$5.82 → $6.92 / 1 lb

+18.90%

5Butter (Stick)

$4.55 → $5.38 / 1 lb

+18.24%

6Sugar (White)

$0.92 → $1.05 / 1 lb

+14.13%

7Whole Milk

$3.98 → $4.48 / 1 gal

+12.56%

8Chicken Breast (Boneless)

$4.12 → $4.62 / 1 lb

+12.14%

9Apples (Anjou/Gala)

$1.95 → $2.18 / 1 lb

+11.79%

10Bacon (Sliced)

$6.68 → $7.42 / 1 lb

+11.08%

11White Bread

$1.98 → $2.18 / 1 lb

+10.10%

12Cheddar Cheese

$5.72 → $6.25 / 1 lb

+9.27%

13Strawberries

$3.10 → $3.38 / 12 oz

+9.03%

14White Rice (Long Grain)

$1.05 → $1.14 / 1 lb

+8.57%

15Potatoes (White)

$0.98 → $1.06 / 1 lb

+8.16%

16Spaghetti / Pasta

$1.42 → $1.53 / 1 lb

+7.75%

17Pork Chops (Center Cut)

$4.25 → $4.55 / 1 lb

+7.06%

18Tomatoes (Field Grown)

$1.92 → $2.05 / 1 lb

+6.77%

19Peanut Butter

$2.84 → $3.02 / 16 oz

+6.34%

20Flour (All Purpose)

$0.58 → $0.61 / 1 lb

+5.17%

21Yellow Onions

$1.15 → $1.20 / 1 lb

+4.35%

22Yogurt (Greek/Plain)

$1.48 → $1.54 / 8 oz

+4.05%

23Bananas

$0.64 → $0.66 / 1 lb

+3.13%

24Canned Beans

$1.35 → $1.39 / 15 oz

+2.96%

25Iceberg Lettuce

$1.22 → $1.25 / 1 lb

+2.46%

Price increased Price decreased

Scale: 0% to +35%

Category outliers & drivers

20% to 35%+

Highest increases

Eggs (+34.78%), ground coffee (+25.39%), and orange juice (+22.60%) led price growth amid avian flu flock impacts, severe drought affecting Brazil’s Arabica crop, and citrus greening disease in Florida and South America.

12% to 19%

Beef & dairy surge

Ground beef (+18.90%) and butter (+18.24%) saw elevated pricing amid the lowest U.S. cattle herd sizes in decades and elevated feed and transport expenses.

Under 5%