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With Social Security’s COLA on the line, the Trump administration plans to release inflation data delayed by the shutdown

With Social Security’s COLA on the line, the Trump administration plans to release inflation data delayed by the shutdown
business • 10/9/2025

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling some staff back to work to prepare its closely watched inflation gauge, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, despite the government shutdown, a Trump administration official told CNN.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling some staff back to work to prepare its closely watched inflation gauge, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, despite the government shutdown, a Trump administration official told CNN. The latest CPI data wa... [2040 chars]