{"id":2534982,"date":"2026-01-13T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:45:17","slug":"2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Inflation Was Lowest Since Last Time Trump Was President"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2534982&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Annual U.S. inflation for 2025 was 2.7%, the lowest yearly rate as 2020, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Shelter costs were the biggest contributor in December (up 0.4%), while food rose 0.7% adn energy 0.3%; the overall 2025 figure matched economists&#8217; expectations. The article contrasts this wiht higher inflation under President Biden-peaking at 7.0% in 2021 and 6.5% in 2022-before slowing to 3.4% in 2023 and 2.9% in 2024. Major outlets such as CNN noted the advancement, and former President Trump celebrated the numbers while calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >meaningful interest-rate cuts<\/a>. House Minority Leader Hakeem jeffries disputed the positive reading, saying inflation remains a problem. The piece frames the 2025 data as a notable return toward pre\u2011pandemic inflation levels and highlights partisan disagreement over its meaning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usdagov\/13065124275\">USDA\/ Flickr <\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/deed.en\">Public Domain<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/13\/2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=2025%20Inflation%20Was%20Lowest%20Since%20Last%20Time%20Trump%20Was%20President&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/13\/2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=2025%20Inflation%20Was%20Lowest%20Since%20Last%20Time%20Trump%20Was%20President&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/13\/2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/13\/2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=2025%20Inflation%20Was%20Lowest%20Since%20Last%20Time%20Trump%20Was%20President&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/13\/2025-inflation-was-lowest-since-last-time-trump-was-president\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Annual inflation in 2025 came in at 2.7 percent &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stamp-prices-increase-as-postal-commission-approves-usps-cost-hikes\/\" title=\"Stamp Prices Increase as Postal Commission Approves USPS Cost Hikes\">lowest annual rate<\/a> since 2020, when President Donald Trump was last in office. <\/p>\n<p>According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/cpi.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a> released Tuesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-bidens-policies-to-produce-massive-inflation\/\" title=\"Reports: Biden\u2019s policies to produce massive ...\">annual inflation rate<\/a> for 2025 was 2.7 percent. Inflation for shelter rose 0.4 percent in December &ldquo;and was the largest factor in the all items monthly increase,&rdquo; the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Food prices rose 0.7 percent in December while energy prices rose 0.3 percent. Even so, the annual inflation rate for 2025 matched economists&rsquo; expectations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1891292441\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That 2.7 percent figure is especially notable because it marks the first time inflation has returned to something resembling normal since before former President Joe Biden took office. In the final  year of Trump&rsquo;s first term, annual inflation was just 1.4 percent. Under Biden, inflation skyrocketed, reaching 7.0 percent in 2021, 6.5 percent in 2022, before slowing to 3.4 percent in 2023 and 2.9 percent in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/13\/economy\/us-cpi-consumer-prices-inflation-december?Date=20260113&amp;Profile=cnnbrk&amp;utm_content=1768311892&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a> acknowledged the improvement, reporting that &ldquo;the final CPI for the year did show some progress occurred: The overall and core inflation rates of 2.7% were cooler than January&rsquo;s 3% and 3.3% rates, respectively, BLS data shows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115888260399895701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">touted<\/a> the latest numbers in a Truth Social post, writing: &ldquo;JUST OUT: Great (LOW!) Inflation numbers for the USA. That means that Jerome &lsquo;Too Late&rsquo; Powell should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breitbart-business-daily-the-rumble-and-the-ruble-how-the-wests-sanctions-on-russia-strengthen-the-ruble-and-threaten-globalization\/\" title=\"Breitbart Business Daily: The Rumble and the Ruble\u2014How the West\u2019s Sanctions on Russia Strengthen the Ruble and Threaten Globalization\">cut interest rates<\/a>, MEANINGFULLY!!!&hellip;ALSO OUT, GREAT GROWTH NUMBERS. Thank You MISTER TARIFF!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet some Democrats refused to acknowledge the reality. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/2011075145411223934?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on X: &ldquo;Inflation is up &hellip; and the Republican economy is a complete disaster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the data says otherwise. Compared to the inflation crisis under Biden, today&rsquo;s numbers make the contrast between Democrat and Republican leadership hard to ignore. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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