The Trump Economy

A few more charts showing Trump's claims about his great economy are bullshit.

(From Wolf Street)

TNB's original post is here (Trump's Economy)

These deal with US construction spending. 

Here spending picks up in Obama's middle years. Flattens near the end of Obama and stays flat through the Trump years before exploding in the Biden years.

 

 

Here growth is steady from the early Obama years through the Trump years.

 

Here growth is good through Obama's term but flat to decreasing during Trumps term.

 

Here growth recovers from the financial crisis in Obama's term but flattens in the later years and stays flat during Trumps term.