Presidential comparison

This workspace is the foundation for comparing presidential terms and metrics against the existing backend comparison API.

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Donald J. Trump - Term 1

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Inflation Rate

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Inflation Rate

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Metric type Percent
Generated 10/28/2026 03:31
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Inflation Rate

Percent

0.71 0.33 -0.05 -0.43 -0.821 February1 October2 June3 February3 October4 June4 January
Donald J. Trump - Term 1

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Observations for each selected metric, organized by relative year within each presidential term.

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Inflation Rate

Percent

Monthly observations aligned by relative year within each presidential term.

Relative MonthActual DateDonald J. Trump - Term 1Percent
FebruaryFeb 20170.314612
MarchMar 20170.081280
AprilApr 20170.296553
MayMay 20170.085472
JuneJun 20170.090711
JulyJul 2017-0.068992
AugustAug 20170.299445
SeptemberSep 20170.529491
OctoberOct 2017-0.063204
NovemberNov 20170.002432
DecemberDec 2017-0.058783
JanuaryJan 20180.544775

Summary Statistics

Inflation Rate · Percent

StatisticDonald J. Trump - Term 1
Average0.16
Minimum-0.67
Maximum0.56
Range1.23

Key Observations

Inflation Rate · Percent

  • Donald J. Trump - Term 1 reached the highest inflation rate of 0.56 during the comparison period.
  • Donald J. Trump - Term 1 reached the lowest inflation rate of -0.67 during the comparison period.
  • Donald J. Trump - Term 1 had a range of 1.23 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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