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[You won't read any of this, of course, but others might find it interesting]
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When Trump took office in January 2017, the Inflation Rate was 2.5%
The HIGHEST it ever got during his Presidency was 2.9%, in June and July, 2018.
When COVID hit in January 2020, with Trump in office, the Inflation Rate was 2.5%
Over the next YEAR, WITH COVID, the Inflation Rate continued to DROP.
01/2020: 2.5 [COVID hits, Trump in office]
02/2020: 2.3
03/2020: 1.5
04/2020: 0.3
05/2020: 0.1
06/2020: 0.6
07/2020: 1.0
08/2020: 1.3
09/2020: 1.4
10/2020: 1.2
11/2020: 1.2
12/2020: 1.4
01/2021: 1.4 [Biden takes office]
The Inflation Rate started to climb as SOON as Biden took office, a full YEAR after COVID started:
02/2021: 1.7
03/2021: 2.6
04/2021: 4.2
05/2021: 5.0
06/2021: 5.4
07/2021: 5.4
08/2021: 5.3
09/2021: 5.4
10/2021: 6.2
11/2021: 6.8
12/2021: 7.0
01/2022: 7.5
02/2022: 7.9
03/2022: 8.5
04/2022: 8.3
05/2022: 8.6
06/2022: 9.1
The Inflation Rate hit a high in June 2022, 9.1%
07/2022: 8.5
08/2022: 8.3
09/2022: 8.2
10/2022: 7.7
11/2022: 7.1
12/2022: 6.5
The Inflation Rate SLOWLY dropped from then until ANOTHER 20 MONTHS LATER when it FINALLY got down under the HIGHEST it had been while Trump as in office: 2.5% in August 2024.
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