We rehired Donald Trump for a handful of key reasons a year ago, one of them being to slam the door on Joe Biden’s open-door immigration policies that led to so much trouble – crime, deaths, a housing crisis, and a massive bill that taxpayers are still footing.
But we also hired him to fix Biden’s broken economy, and by the latest measure, Trump’s already having a great deal of success. That’s good news for every American, including those who spend every waking hour trying to find ways to criticize him.
Inflation continued to exceed the Federal Reserve’s target in November, but the latest figures provided some relief: prices increased by about 2.7 percent, which was lower than economists had predicted and a decline from around three percent in September. Many forecasters had expected inflation to come in closer to 3.1 percent, and both CNBC and CNN acknowledged that inflation metrics have surpassed their expectations.
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? BREAKING: Inflation just came in LOWER THAN EXPECTED in a stunning blow to the experts, at 2.7% annually, lowest in 4 YEARS
"Oh, better than expected. 2.7%, a little LIGHT here…core is 2.6%. 4 tenths off. A VERY GOOD NUMBER here!"
"All items ex food and energy rose .2%… pic.twitter.com/XTt8BsQsJD
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 18, 2025
? HOLY SMOKES! Democrats are furious CNN was just FORCED to say inflation is "below expectations"
"That is MUCH better than the forecast. This is a step in the right direction!"
President Trump and Scott Bessent were right again.
2026 will be the year of affordability. pic.twitter.com/tJ1zCGZSmn
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 18, 2025
"I was surprised. It was a better number than anyone was expecting," says Harvard Professor of Economics Ken Rogoff on November inflation coming in WAY BELOW expectations.
"It was positive news — there's no other way to spin it." pic.twitter.com/ZtAIBek5z3
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 18, 2025
Core prices, which exclude food and energy costs, have also seen a decrease since last year, holding steady at 2.6 percent.
In November, the prices of meats, poultry, and fish rose by 6.8 percent compared to last year. On the other hand, egg prices, a point of contention among Democrats, have dropped by about 13.2 percent. Additionally, the prices of fruits and vegetables barely changed, going up just 0.1 percent.
The Trump team still has some challenges ahead. Energy prices remain elevated, having risen by about 4.2 percent over the past year and 1.1 percent in recent months. According to the report, gas prices have increased by nearly one percent compared to last year, and fuel oil costs have surged by 11.3 percent. Additionally, electricity prices are up 6.9 percent from a year ago, while the price for utility gas service has climbed by 9.1 percent.
This report from the Labor Department was delayed because of the Schumer Shutdown, which distorted the September figures and ultimately prevented the release of the October data altogether due to insufficient information.
Furthermore, The Wall Street Journal made a cautionary note that the latest figures may still be skewed downward, as “economists cautioned that a technical fix the Bureau of Labor Statistics used to deal with collection issues caused by the [Schumer] shutdown may have biased the November figure downward, causing inflation to be understated.”
Time will tell, of course. The Journal hasn’t been a big fan of Trump’s economic policies and especially his tariffs, which have begun to stabilize and even ease somewhat. Overall, though, the news is good and it seems at the moment that the Trump team’s prediction that prices will really begin to drop next year – an election year – was spot-on.
