Donald Trump’s administration has said it is unlikely that October’s Consumer Price Index and jobs report will be released, blaming the record 43-day government shutdown for preventing data collectors from being able to work.
“The Democrats may have permanently damaged the federal statistical system, with October CPI and jobs reports likely never being released, and all of that economic data released will be permanently impaired, leaving our policymakers at the Fed flying blind at a critical period,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.
