Trump 2 in numbers
Donald Trump, second term 2025–2029 so far
Data updated 9 October 2026. This term is still running, so each number runs to the latest figure its source has published.
Every number this site has for this term, measured the same way as for every other term. The table comes first. Each topic follows with this term’s own numbers.
Every measure for this term
One row for each measure, in the order of the topics below. Under each row, the value of each year.
| Measure | Period counted | Start | End | On the chart | Term before: Biden | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment ratechange in points; values in % of the labor force | Jan 2025 to Sep 2026 | 4.0% | 4.2% | +0.2 | −2.4Jan 2021 to Jan 2025 | US Bureau of Labor Statistics (Current Population Survey) |
| Year by yearJan 2025 4.0%Jan 2026 4.3%Sep 2026 4.2% | ||||||
| Grocery pricesaverage rise a year, in % | Jan 2025 to Aug 2026 | Does not apply | Does not apply | +2.1% | +5.4%Jan 2021 to Jan 2025 | US Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U) |
| Year by yearJan 2025 to Jan 2026 +2.1%Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 +1.3% | ||||||
| Consumer prices (inflation)average rise a year, in % | Jan 2025 to Aug 2026 | Does not apply | Does not apply | +3.4% | +5.0%Jan 2021 to Jan 2025 | US Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U) |
| Year by yearJan 2025 to Jan 2026 +2.4%Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 +3.0% | ||||||
| Poverty ratechange in points; values in % of people | 2024 to 2025 | 10.7% | 10.2% | −0.5 | −0.82020 to 2024 | US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) |
| Year by year2024 10.7%2025 10.2% | ||||||
| Homes short of foodchange in points; values in % of homes | no data after 2024 | no data after 2024 | +3.22020 to 2024 | USDA Economic Research Service (data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement) | ||
| Year by yearNo yearly value | ||||||
| Homicide ratechange in deaths per 100,000 residents (crude rate) | not measured yet | not measured yet | −1.62020 to 2024 | CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System, served by CDC WONDER (Compressed Mortality, 1979-1998, ICD-9 database D16); CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System, served by CDC WONDER (Underlying Cause of Death, 1999-2020, bridged-race database D76); CDC/NCHS National Vital Statistics System, served by CDC WONDER (Underlying Cause of Death, 2018-2024, single race, database D158) | ||
| Year by yearNo yearly value | ||||||
| Growth against the G7points a year; each year: US growth per person, in % | 2024 to 2025 | Does not apply | Does not apply | +0.93 | +0.702020 to 2024 | World Bank, World Development Indicators (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD); sources include OECD national accounts |
| Year by year2025 +1.6% | ||||||
| Federal deficit or surplusaverage a year, in % of GDP; a minus is a deficit | FY2024 to FY2025 | −6.3% | −5.9% | −5.9% | −7.5%FY2020 to FY2024 | Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Historical Tables |
| Year by yearFY2024 −6.3%FY2025 −5.9% | ||||||
| Debt held by the publicchange in points of GDP; values in % of GDP | FY2024 to FY2025 | 97.4% | 99.5% | +2.1 | −1.1FY2020 to FY2024 | Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Historical Tables |
| Year by yearFY2024 97.4%FY2025 99.5% | ||||||
| Uninsured ratechange in points; values in % of people under 65 | not measured yet | not measured yet | −1.62020 to 2024 | CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey (Health, United States 2020-2021, Table HINone); CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey (Long-term Trends in Health Insurance Coverage, 1968-2024, Table 1) | ||
| Year by yearNo yearly value | ||||||
| Border Patrol stops at the Mexico bordercount each fiscal year | FY2025 | Each year, below | Each year, below | Each year, below | Each year, below | US Customs and Border Protection, Southwest Land Border Encounters (Border Patrol) |
| Year by yearFY2025 237,538 | ||||||
On the chart is the number each topic’s chart shows for the term; the unit under each measure says what kind of number it is. Start and end are the first and last values a change counts. The column for the term before shows that term’s own number and its period.
Download this term’s data (CSV)Every row the table reads, from the first period to the last, as each agency publishes it.
Did unemployment go up or down?
Trump 2: from 4.0% in Jan 2025 to 4.2% in Sep 2026 is a change of +0.2.
How fast did grocery prices rise?
Trump 2: from Jan 2025 to Aug 2026, grocery prices (food bought in stores to eat at home) rose 3.4% in all, which is 2.1% a year.
How fast did consumer prices rise?
Trump 2: consumer prices rose 5.4% from Jan 2025 to Aug 2026, an average of 3.4% a year.
Did poverty and hunger go up or down?
Trump 2, people in poverty, so far: from 10.7% in 2024 to 10.2% in 2025 is a change of −0.5.
Did the homicide rate go up or down?
Trump 2 has no bar on this chart: not measured yet.
Did the US grow faster than other G7 countries?
In the Trump 2 term so far, from 2024 to 2025, US growth was +1.63% a year and the G7 median was +0.70%, so the bar is +0.93 points.
See every term: Did the US grow faster than other G7 countries?
What came from outside the US?
Trump 2 so far, from 2024 to 2025: growth outside the US averaged +3.2% a year, +3.2% in all. Export prices moved +1.3% a year against import prices, +1.3% in all.
How much did the federal government borrow?
Trump 2, top chart: its budget years, Oct 2024 to Sep 2025, averaged a deficit of 5.9% of GDP a year. Bottom chart: its debt went from 97.4% to 99.5% of GDP, a change of +2.1 points.
Did the uninsured rate go up or down?
Trump 2 has no bar on this chart: not measured yet.
How many people did the Border Patrol stop at the Mexico border each year?
The bar of Trump 2: 237,538 in FY2025.
See every term: How many people did the Border Patrol stop at the Mexico border each year?
How we measured this term
- Term dates: from 20 January 2025, still running.
- Monthly measures count: Jan 2025 to Sep 2026 (Unemployment rate); Jan 2025 to Aug 2026 (Grocery prices, Consumer prices (inflation)).
- Yearly measures count: 2024 to 2025.
- Budget and border measures count federal fiscal years, October to September: FY2024 to FY2025 (Federal deficit or surplus, Debt held by the public); FY2025 (Border Patrol stops at the Mexico border).
- Measures where the agency changed its method during the term: none.
- Measures with no number for this term: Homes short of food (no data after 2024); Homicide rate (not measured yet); Uninsured rate (not measured yet).
- Measures that count only part of the term: none.
What came from outside
Numbers about the world this term faced. They give context for the term’s own numbers.
- Recession months inside the term, by NBER’s dates: None.
- How fast the world outside the US grew: +3.2% a year (2025 to 2025).
- US export prices against import prices: +1.3% a year (2024 to 2025).
Every term has the same facts, from the same sources. All terms side by side: What came from outside the US?
These numbers show what happened during each term. Congress, the courts, the states, the Federal Reserve and events abroad also move them.