Here’s why last year’s government shutdown will haunt October’s inflation data.
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Last year's government shutdown may distort October's CPI print
- Prior shutdown disrupted BLS field operations and sample coverage for CPI collection
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- CPI report methodology footnote
- Core services ex-shelter MoM change
- Atlanta Fed CPI Nowcast vs. headline CPI delta
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Published:2026-11-10 10:48:00 · Source:nytimes · Automatically aggregated and analysed — verify against the original source.