Trump by Numbers

The administration's record, in data.

Prices

Inflation

CPI-U, year over year
3.4%
▲ 1.4 pts above the Fed's 2.0% target
as of Jul 2026
How fast consumer prices are rising: the change in the Consumer Price Index (all items) over the past 12 months.
CPI (YoY)
3.4%
Fed target
2.0%
Bureau of Labor Statistics → updates monthly

Grocery prices

food at home, YoY
2.6%
▲ 0.8 pts vs 1.8% at inauguration
as of Jul 2026
Grocery (food-at-home) prices compared with a year earlier, seasonally adjusted.
Now (YoY)
2.6%
Inauguration
1.8%
Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) → updates monthly

Gas price

regular
$4.05
▲ $1.01 (+33%) since inauguration
as of Aug 17, 2026
The US average retail price of regular gasoline, per gallon.
Obama
$2.68
Trump ’17
$2.83
Biden
$3.83
Trump ’25
$4.05
U.S. Energy Information Administration (via FRED) → updates weekly

Economy

Real GDP growth

+1.5%
Term average +1.9% · Biden, first 6 quarters (avg): +3.8%
as of Jun 2026
Growth of the economy: the quarter-on-quarter change in inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP), annualized.
This term
+1.9%
Biden
+3.8%
Bureau of Economic Analysis (via FRED) → updates quarterly

Unemployment rate

4.1%
▲ 0.1 pts since inauguration (4.0%)
as of Jul 2026
The share of people who want a job and are actively looking but cannot find one (the standard U-3 rate), seasonally adjusted.
Trump ’17
3.8%
Biden
3.5%
Trump ’25
4.1%
Bureau of Labor Statistics → updates monthly

Real wages

median weekly earnings
$378
▲ +1.3% since the inauguration quarter ($373)
as of Jun 2026
Typical pay for full-time workers after inflation: median usual weekly earnings in constant (1982-84) dollars.
Obama
$342
Trump ’17
$351
Biden
$359
Trump ’25
$378
Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) → updates quarterly

Federal workforce

civilian employment
2,683k
▼ 327k (-10.9%) since inauguration (3,010k)
as of Jul 2026
The number of federal civilian employees, including the Postal Service, from the monthly jobs report.
Obama
3,051
Trump ’17
2,799
Biden
2,862
Trump ’25
2,683
Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) → updates monthly

Trade

Tariff revenue

customs duties, fiscal-YTD
$269B
Gross fiscal-YTD · net after refunds $154B · prior FY gross $142B
as of Jul 2026
Customs duties (tariffs) collected so far this fiscal year, which resets each October. Shown both gross and net of refunds.
This FY, gross
$269B
This FY, net
$154B
Prior FY, gross
$142B
U.S. Treasury — Monthly Treasury Statement → updates monthly

Effective tariff rate

7.7%
vs 2.4% at inauguration
as of Jun 2026
The average tariff actually paid at the border: gross customs duties as a share of the value of goods imported that month.
Trump ’17
1.7%
Biden
3.2%
Trump ’25
7.7%
Computed: Treasury MTS ÷ Census/BEA imports (via FRED) → updates monthly

Trade deficit

goods & services
$73.3B
▼ $51.4B (-41%) vs at inauguration (jan 2025)
as of Jun 2026
How much more the US imports than it exports each month, across goods and services.
Obama
$46B
Trump ’17
$43B
Biden
$78B
Trump ’25
$73B
U.S. Census Bureau / BEA (via FRED) → updates monthly

Debt

National debt

$40.03T
▲ $3.83T (+10.6%) since inauguration
as of Aug 20, 2026
The total amount the federal government owes: total public debt outstanding.
Now
$40.03T
Inauguration
$36.21T
U.S. Treasury — Debt to the Penny → updates daily

Federal budget deficit

fiscal-YTD
$1,799B
▲ $170B vs the same point last fiscal year ($1,628B)
as of Jul 2026
How much more the government has spent than it has collected so far this fiscal year (resets each October).
This FY
$1,799B
Prior FY
$1,628B
U.S. Treasury — Monthly Treasury Statement → updates monthly

Interest on the public debt

fiscal-YTD
$1,170B
▲ $153B vs the same point last fiscal year ($1,017B)
as of Jul 2026
Interest the government has paid on the national debt so far this fiscal year (resets each October).
This FY
$1,170B
Prior FY
$1,017B
U.S. Treasury — Fiscal Data → updates monthly

Energy

Electricity price

residential
19.7¢/kWh
▲ 1.8¢ (+10%) since inauguration
as of Jul 2026
The average residential price of electricity, in cents per kilowatt-hour (US city average).
Obama
13.3¢
Trump ’17
13.9¢
Biden
16.4¢
Trump ’25
19.7¢
Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) → updates monthly

US crude oil production

13.7M b/d
▲ +4.4% since inauguration · record 14.0 (Apr 2026)
as of May 2026
US crude oil pumped from wells, in millions of barrels per day.
Obama
5.4
Trump ’17
10.4
Biden
11.8
Trump ’25
13.7
U.S. Energy Information Administration → updates monthly

Renewable share of electricity generation

29.7%
▲ 8.4 pts vs Jan 2025 (21.3%) — the mix is seasonal; compare same months
as of May 2026
The share of US utility-scale electricity generated from renewable sources: hydro, wind, solar, geothermal and biomass.
Now
29.7%
Jan 2025
21.3%
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 1.1 → updates monthly

Immigration

Southwest border encounters

12,730
▼ -88% vs the same month under Biden (2024: 104,100)
as of Jul 2026
The number of times US authorities encountered someone at the southwest land border each month.
This year
12,730
Same month last year
7,822
Same month 2024 (Biden)
104,100
U.S. Customs and Border Protection → updates monthly

ICE removals

fiscal-YTD
356,389
FY2024 full year (prior administration): 271,484
as of Jul 11, 2026
People removed (deported) from the US this fiscal year, as recorded in ICE's published statistics workbook.
This FY so far
356,389
FY2024 total
271,484
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement → updates biweekly

ICE detention population

ADP
62,517
Currently detained (point-in-time): 65,765
as of Jul 11, 2026
The average number of people held in ICE detention at any given time this fiscal year.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement → updates biweekly

ICE detainees with no criminal conviction

71.7%
46,259 of 64,506 detained have no criminal conviction
as of Jul 11, 2026
The share of people in ICE detention who have no criminal conviction, using ICE's own categories.
No conviction
46,259
Convicted
18,247
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (detention workbook) → updates biweekly

Deaths in ICE custody

34
FY2025 full year: 24
as of Aug 23, 2026
The number of people who have died while in ICE detention, from ICE's own death-reporting page.
FY2026 (to date)
34
FY2025
24
FY2024
12
ICE Detainee Death Reporting → updates as posted

Refugee admissions

fiscal-YTD
10,258
Above the 7,500 FY2026 presidential ceiling; court-ordered cases sit outside it
as of Jul 31, 2026
The number of refugees formally admitted to the US this fiscal year, from the State Department's monthly report.
Arrivals FYTD
10,258
Ceiling
7,500
State Dept Refugee Processing Center (monthly report) → updates monthly

Health

Drug overdose deaths

trailing 12 months
67,798
▼ 11,828 (-15%) vs the 12 months ending at inauguration
as of Mar 2026
Estimated US drug overdose deaths over the most recent 12 months, from provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
Trump ’17
69,860
Biden
109,622
Trump ’25
67,798
CDC — NCHS provisional overdose counts → updates monthly

Measles cases

2026 to date
2,777
▲ 10× the worst Biden-term year (2024: 285)
as of Aug 20, 2026
Confirmed measles cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year.
This year so far
2,777
2025 full year
2,288
Worst Biden-term year (2024)
285
CDC — measles cases and outbreaks → updates weekly

Medicaid & CHIP enrollment

73.9M
▼ 5.3M since Dec 2024 (79.2M)
as of Apr 2026
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), from state reports.
Trump ’17
73.2M
Biden
88.6M
Trump ’25
73.9M
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → updates monthly

VA claims backlog

71,391
▼ 185,862 (-72%) since inauguration
as of Aug 15, 2026
Veterans' disability-compensation claims that have waited more than 125 days for a decision (the VA's backlog definition).
Now
71,391
Inauguration
257,253
Dept. of Veterans Affairs — Monday Morning Workload Report → updates weekly

Governance

Executive orders signed

275
180 more than Biden (95) at the same point
as of Aug 23, 2026
The number of executive orders the president has signed since taking office, from the Federal Register.
Trump
275
Biden
95
Federal Register → updates as signed

Federal judges confirmed

Article III
54
+0 vs his first term at the same point (54)
as of Aug 23, 2026
Lifetime federal judges (Article III) confirmed by the Senate this term, from the Federal Judicial Center.
This term
54
Term 1
54
Biden
76
Federal Judicial Center — biographical directory → updates as confirmed

Presidential approval

42%
Disapprove 56% · net -13 · vs Biden at the same point: 42%
as of Jun 29, 2026
The share of the public that approves of the president's job performance, averaged from recent national polls. Opinion data, not an official government statistic.
Trump ’25
42%
Biden
42%
Trump ’17
41%
Obama
45%
VoteHub poll aggregate (CC-BY) → updates weekly

Clemency

pardons & commutations
135
~1,635 individuals covered incl. the Jan 6 proclamation (one action, ~1,500 people)
as of Jul 3, 2026
Pardons and commutations the president has granted this term, from the Department of Justice's grants page.
Trump ’25 (~)
~1,635
Biden
4,245
Obama
1,927
Trump ’17
237
DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney — clemency grants → updates as granted

National emergencies declared

8
New declarations at the same point in term
as of Aug 23, 2026
New national emergencies the president has declared under the National Emergencies Act this term.
Trump ’25
8
Biden
6
Trump ’17
1
Obama
1
Federal Register (derived count — rules on the card) → updates as signed

Defense

Defense outlays

fiscal-YTD
$765B
▲ $46B vs same point last fiscal year ($719B)
as of Jul 2026
Money spent by the Department of Defense on military programs so far this fiscal year (pay, operations, procurement and research).
This FY
$765B
Prior FY
$719B
U.S. Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement → updates monthly

Foreign aid & international affairs

obligations
$36B
▼ $4B vs same point fy2025 ($39B)
as of Jun 2026
Federal money committed to international affairs (budget function 150): development and humanitarian aid, security assistance, diplomacy and contributions to international organizations.
This FY
$36B
Prior FY
$39B
USAspending (budget function 150) → updates quarterly

US military deaths

current operations
18
Wounded in action: 758
as of Aug 21, 2026
US military deaths in the current named operations, both hostile and non-hostile, from the Defense Casualty Analysis System.
Op. Epic Fury
14
Overseas Operations
4
Defense Casualty Analysis System (DMDC) → updates weekly

Government data that stopped updating

Since January 2025, 7 official data sources this board draws on have been frozen, deleted, or narrowed. Where one went dark, the board switched to a still-current source, so the numbers here stay live.

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