For years, Americans have watched their household budgets stretch thinner and thinner. The grocery bill creeps up. The gas tank costs more to fill. The rent check takes a bigger bite every month. Families who played by the rules and saved when they could found themselves wondering if relief would ever actually arrive.
Well, this week it did. And the numbers exceeded even the most optimistic predictions. For those who’ve endured endless lectures from Washington elites insisting the economy was supposedly doing just fine? This report tells a very different story. One that vindicates the policies now steering the ship.
From Breitbart:
The consumer price index rose 2.7 percent from a year ago, the Department of Labor said, down from three percent in September and below the 3.1 percent forecast by economists… “Very simple, we are making America great again tonight,” Trump said in a prime-time speech to the nation Wednesday night. “After 11 months, our border is secure. Inflation is stopped. Wages are up. Prices are down.”
Core inflation — the measure economists obsess over — fell to 2.6 percent. That’s the lowest since early 2021. American consumers paid less for hotel stays, recreation, and clothing in November. Shelter prices rose by just 0.2 percent, marking the slowest pace of housing inflation in nearly five years. Grocery prices? Up a mere 0.1 percent. The smallest increase in months.
Here’s the satisfying part. Economists surveyed by Econoday had forecast overall inflation no lower than 2.9 percent. Every. Single. One. Was wrong. And those breathless predictions about tariffs sending prices through the roof? Also wrong. Major appliances are up just 1.2 percent. New cars and trucks under one percent. Women’s clothing prices actually fell. So much for that theory.
A Roaring Economy on the Horizon
The good news extends well beyond November’s snapshot. Economic experts and market watchers are predicting something Americans haven’t experienced in years — genuine, broad-based prosperity that reaches Main Street, not just Wall Street.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich put it bluntly on Fox News. “I would be shocked if we did not have a roaring economy by July of next year,” he declared. That growth, he added, “is going to wash away an amazing amount of the news media’s effort to, frankly, talk badly about America.” You have to appreciate a man who says what everyone else is thinking.
Fox Business host Charles Payne went even further, predicting a “gangbuster” year ahead. “In 2026, we expect a more constructive U.S. consumer backdrop, especially for middle-income Americans,” Payne explained. He pointed to job growth, tax cuts, and fading inflation concerns. “Almost every American will feel it, and it will feel really good.” Middle-income Americans benefiting most? That’s exactly how it should work.
Senator Lindsey Graham highlighted the broader trends now working in America’s favor. Gas prices have dropped to their lowest levels since 2021. Energy production hit record highs this past July. The fundamentals are aligning in ways that signal sustained relief. Not a temporary reprieve.
Democrats’ Economic Fear-Mongering Falls Flat
For months, Democrats and their media allies warned that tariffs would devastate American consumers. Catastrophe was imminent. Prices would skyrocket. The data? It tells a completely different story. Heavily tariffed categories show remarkably little inflation. The left’s favorite talking point just got demolished by reality.
This puts Democrats in a genuinely uncomfortable position heading into 2026. Their narrative of economic doom simply doesn’t match what American families are experiencing at checkout counters and gas stations. The previous administration’s reckless spending created this inflation crisis. The current administration’s policies are fixing it. That’s not spin. That’s arithmetic.
Looking Toward a Brighter New Year
As American families gather for the holidays, they can do so with something that’s been scarce lately: real economic optimism. The trendlines point unmistakably toward better days. Bond markets rallied on the news. The Federal Reserve has room to cut rates further. The pieces are falling into place.
President Trump’s declaration that “the best is yet to come” isn’t campaign rhetoric anymore. It’s a promise backed by hard data. For patient Americans who weathered the storm of the past few years, 2026 is shaping up to deliver the prosperity they’ve earned. And the prosperity Democrats desperately hoped would never arrive.
Key Takeaways
- November inflation dropped to 2.7%, beating all economist predictions and delivering real relief to consumers.
- Core inflation hit its lowest point since early 2021, with grocery and housing costs barely rising.
- Economic experts predict a “roaring” and “gangbuster” economy by mid-2026.
- Democrat warnings about tariff-driven inflation have been thoroughly debunked by the data.
