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Some economists question quality of U.S. inflation data

Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data

The Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey, forcing it to turn to less precise guesses.

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Why some economists are worried about U.S. inflation data

The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate because of staff shortages. Economists warn that could make for less accurate cost-of-living measures.

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Economists fear US inflation data less reliable

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday it has been collecting less data for its crucial consumer price index, the primary gauge of U.S. inflation, citing insufficient "resources." In an email this week to economists who had raised concerns about "quirks" in the April CPI report,

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CPI inflation report requires more guesswork due to Trump’s hiring freeze. Just how accurate is it?

Is the best-known U.S. inflation report becoming less accurate because of the Trump administration’s hiring freeze? The ...

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DOGE layoffs may have compromised the accuracy of government data

In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, federal websites went dark and data disappeared as the ...

5Inflation Data Collection Suffers Blow As Labor Department Suspends Price...

U.S. inflation figures are under scrutiny due to decreased federal staffing for tracking consumer prices, causing concerns ...

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Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring freeze, raising concerns among economists about ...

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U.K. Statistics Body Admits Inflation-Data Error in Fresh Blow to Credibility

The error meant annual inflation for April was overstated by 0.1 percentage point, the Office for National Statistics said in ...

US Labor Department reducing CPI collection sample amid hiring freeze

The U.S. Labor Department's economic statistics arm said on Wednesday it was reducing the Consumer Price Index collection ...

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