President Trump’s first year successes

Donald Trump has presided over the most buoyant economic conditions of any recent U.S. president in his first year, but his unpopularity could prevent him from capitalising on it in November’s midterm election

Year to Jan 16, 2018
S&P 500 UP 22.86%
Dow Jones UP 30.14%
Nasdaq UP 31.10%

Stock markets: Since inauguration on January 20, 2017, U.S. markets have created $5.4 trillion in wealth

Economy: GDP has expanded from 1.5% to 3% for two quarters

Jobs: U.S. businesses created 1.8 million new jobs in 2017

Tax reform: Will cost $1.5 trillion over 10 years. Corporate tax rate cut from 35% to 21%. Companies will only be taxed on U.S. earnings

GDP change (%, quarterly)
Jan 2009: -5.4%
Jan 2017: 1.5%
Apr-Sep: 3%
President Obama
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Annual increase (Jan-Dec)
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
1,038,000
1,784,000
2,048,000
2,091,000
2,808,000
2,479,000
2,114,000
1,839,000

Unemployment
Year end (%)
9.3
8.5
7.9
6.7
5.6
5.0
4.7
4.1
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Sources: BEA, Bureau of Labor Statistics, White House
Pictures: Associated Press