Fed won't get key inflation data before next rate decision as BLS cancels October CPI release

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Source: CNBC

Published Fri, Nov 21 2025 11:25 AM EST Updated 3 Hours Ago


The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was canceling the release of the October consumer price index, leaving the Federal Reserve without a key piece of inflation data to ponder when it next decides on interest rates on Dec. 10.

The CPI data, previously scheduled to be released on Nov. 7, was canceled because the government shutdown made it impossible for the BLS to “retroactively collect” certain parts of survey data, the agency said on its website.

November’s CPI data, previously scheduled to be released on Dec. 10, will now be released on Dec. 18 after the Fed decision, the BLS said.

Bureau data collectors compile the index through several methods, including personal visits and phone calls that were not possible during the shutdown. The BLS also uses online data and household surveys that also would make it difficult to retroactively collect information.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/fed-wont-get-key-inflation-data-before-next-rate-decision-as-bls-cancels-october-cpi-release.html

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Fed won't get key inflation data before next rate decision as BLS cancels October CPI

Published Fri, Nov 21 2025 11:25 AM EST Updated 2 Min Ago


The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was canceling the release of the October consumer price index, leaving the Federal Reserve without a key piece of inflation data to ponder when it next decides on interest rates on Dec. 10.

The CPI data, previously scheduled to be released on Nov. 7, was canceled because the government shutdown made it impossible for the BLS to “retroactively collect” certain parts of survey data, the organization said on its website.

November’s CPI data, previously scheduled to be released on Dec. 10, will now be released on Dec. 18 after the Fed decision, the BLS said.

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[RockRaven]

1. Hey, Fed, this is simple: assume the missing data point is really really bad.

[Attilatheblond]

2. Yep. Good news gets blasted 24/7. Bad news gets one lil whisper.

Bad news under Trump gets lost in the mail or something.

[IronLionZion]

3. MAGA is too great to be quantified with numbers, especially Arabic numerals

so we should just take their word that they brought down consumer prices despite what our own lying eyes can see at the store. And we should ban schools from teaching Arabic numerals to American kids.

[yankee87]

8. Internet Winner

You win the internet today

[orangecrush]

4. Of course

[Buddyzbuddy]

5. Sorry, my dog ate the report.

[groundloop]

6. BLS Commissioner doesn't want to be fired for publishing unflattering data....

The previous BLS Commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, was fired by trump because she had the audacity to publish factual information that tRump didn't like. The current (acting) commissioner isn't going to put out any numbers that might piss off Dear Leader.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

7. Clever tactic. Putin does that kind of shit

with Russian economic data. Trump and his minions have learned from their master.

[KPN]

9. Why would anyone question this well thought out

lie?

[twodogsbarking]

10. Raping the country the Trump way.

[PSPS]

11. Who cares? Nobody will believe anything published by the BLS now anyway.

[wolfie001]

12. Aren't the jobs numbers cooked and manipulated?

I do not trust those numbers at all. The second they were released, the fat orange imbecile was bragging that was the best report ever. derp derp

[maxsolomon]

13. Flying blind.

Wall Street's sure to hate whatever the Fed does - either way.