J. Preta Simon - 2017: The Year America Roared Back: President Trumps First Year in Statistics

2017

President Trump's First Yearin Statistics

J. Preta Simon

2017 The Year America RoaredBack: President Trump's First Year in Statistics

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2017: The Year AmericaRoared Back: President Trump's First Year in Statistics

The presidential election in 2016 began witha plunge in U.S. stock markets before the voting was decided. Asvoters made their selections for president, the Dow JonesIndustrial Average opened at18251.38, dropped to 18200, rose to18400, and closed at 18332.74. It finished the week at18847.66.

But despite the temporary tanking of marketsoutlook on November 8, 2016, a rally was on the horizon. From thatday, markets sped in upwardly directions all across the boards.Consumer confidence rose and public sector outlook began to shiftinto a buoyant promise lacking over the last administration. Whathad appeared as many people's lost hope took new direction, onethat some news outlets decidedly ignored. That hope hung on thenewly elected president.

However, Donald J. Trump began moving chesspieces into strategic order long before he took his oath of officethat following January 2017.

After the U.S. had lost five million jobssince 2000, some companies were eager to return to their origins.High business taxes and increasing regulations had strangulatedbusiness growth and driven many companies offshore, and employeesand owners had suffered, albeit for different reasons. After thepresidential election, the U.S. business world began to lookdifferent, even before Donald Trump officially took the helm. Oneof these was Bayer AG, which, after meeting with Trump, stated itwould create thousands of jobs in the U.S. Bayer AG also stated itwould put $8 billion in agricultural research into the U.S. overthe next six years. The General Motors Co. confirmed to invest $1billion into its U.S. manufacturing, and Hyundai Motor Co. pledgedanother $3.1 billion in existing American manufacturing. Wal-Martplanned to add 10,000 U.S. jobs in 2017 and Amazon another 100,000fulltime U.S. jobs over the next eighteen months.

President-Elect Trump also met with CarrierCorp. to keep 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Ford rerouted a planned Mexicoplant to Flat Rock, Michigan, adding 700 U.S. jobs and $700 millionin investment. IBM announced that not only was it canceling aplanned massive layoff, but would invest $1 billion in the U.S.over the next four years and add 25,000 new U.S.-based jobs. Sprintdecided to add another 5,000 U.S. jobs onto the previous 5,000promised jobs.

President-Elect Trump also put hisdeal-making skills to use in negotiating deals with Lockheed MartinCorp., which lowered the cost of producing the F-35 fighter planeand added another 1,800 workers to the Texas plant to build them.Masayoshi Son of SoftBank from Japan agreed to invest $50 billiondollars in the U.S., bringing in 50,000 jobs.

For reference to the statistics that follow,a brief look at what the Trump presidency began with under the ruleof former President Barack Obama's administration is in order toserve as a baseline. On November 7, 2016, the Dow Jones IndustrialAverage (DJIA) opened at 17994.64, reached a high of 18263.30 and alow of 17994.64, and closed at 18259.60. On the day of thepresidential election, November 8, 2016, the DJIA opened at18251.38, climbed to 18400.50 during voting hours, sunk to18200.75, and then closed at 18332.74. November 2016, civilianunemployment rate, seasonally adjusted from the Bureau of LaborStatistics, was 4.6. December 2016 for the same was 4.7. In January2017, it rose to 4.8.

There were 415,816 illegal alien bordercrossing apprehensions nationwide in 2016 (fiscal year statistic),with the total illegal alien apprehensions for the end of 2016 asfollows: October, 46,684; November, 46,684; December, 43,854. Thenational debt was $19.57 trillion.

Here is a look at the year 2017.

January 2017

January 1, 2017

Coming out of December 2016, the civilianunemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, was at 4.7 overall, withBlack or African American at 7.9, Latino or Hispanic at 5.9, Asian2.8, and White at 4.2.

The DJIA would not open until January 3.

January 3, 2017

The Down Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)opened the year of 2017 at 19872.86 and closed the first day at19881.76.

January 9, 2017

Toyota Motor announced its $10 billioninvestment plan in the U.S. over the next five years.

January 10, 2017

Alibaba Group Holding planned out bringingone million small U.S. businesses onto its platform, opening themup to Chinese consumers within the next five years.

January 16, 2017

President Trump, who has never accepted hissalary as personal payment, donated his first-quarter presidentialsalary to the National Park Service, which will go toward restoringtwo projects at a national battlefield.

January 17, 2017

General Motors pledged more U.S. jobs and $1billion into American plants, plus bring more small partsproduction jobs from Mexico back to the U.S.

Wal-Mart to hire 10,000 U.S. workers in2017.

The Hyundai Motor Group, including HyundaiMotor and Kia Motors, planned to push U.S. investment by fivepercent to $3.1 billion over five years and perhaps build a newplant in the U.S.

January 20, 2017

Donald J. Trump was sworn into office as theforty-fifth President of the United States.

The DJIA opened at 19795.06 and closed at19827.25.

President Donald Trump signed thefollowing:

Executive Order EO 13765-Minimizing theEconomic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActPending Repeal.

Approved S. 84 / Public Law No. 1152: Toprovide for an exception to a limitation against appointment ofpersons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief fromactive duty as a regular commissioned officer of the ArmedForces.

Proclamation 9570-National Day of PatrioticDevotion.

January 23, 2017

President Donald Trump signed thefollowing:

Memorandum on the Federal Civilian EmployeeHiring Freeze.

Presidential Memorandum Regarding the MexicoCity Policy (bans U.S. aid from supporting organizations thatperform or endorse abortions. The "Protecting Life in Global HealthAssistance Initiative" broadens the policy).

Presidential Memorandum Regarding Withdrawalof the United States from the Trans-Pacific PartnershipNegotiations and Agreement.

January 24, 2017

Toyota Motor Corp to add 400 jobs and invest$600 million in an Indiana plant.

Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines tocontinue construction, creating an estimated 42,000 jobs and $2billion in economic benefits.

President Donald Trump signed thefollowing:

Executive Order EO 13766-ExpeditingEnvironmental Reviews and Approvals for High PriorityInfrastructure Projects.

Presidential Memorandum RegardingConstruction of American Pipelines.

Presidential Memorandum RegardingConstruction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Presidential Memorandum RegardingConstruction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Presidential Memorandum Reducing RegulatoryBurdens for Domestic Manufacturing.

January 25, 2017

Stock gains topped $2 trillion in wealthsince President Trump was elected.