The 2025 US economy – in charts: rising prices, hiring slowdown, rollercoaster growth

Looking at the government’s own report cards, how did the US fare under the first year of Trumponomics 2.0?The US economy is thriving, according to Donald Trump: jobs are surging, prices are falling, wages are soaring. The government’s own official statistics paint a more complicated picture of 2025.“The Trump Economic Golden Age is FULL steam ahead,” the president claimed on social media, after growth data for the third quarter of the year – covering July, August and September – was unexpectedly strong. Continue reading...