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The Labor Division will carry again employees to work on a key shopper inflation report regardless of the continued federal authorities shutdown, CNBC has realized.
The division’s Bureau of Labor Statistics will “promptly resume” work on September’s shopper worth index knowledge, a White Home official mentioned. The report will come out at 8:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 24, 9 days after it was initially scheduled, in accordance with the BLS.
The division had initially paused work on the CPI report – which tracks a broad basket of products and companies for worth modifications over time — due to its shutdown plan, the official mentioned. However the Social Safety Administration wants third-quarter CPI knowledge for calculating and publishing annual cost-of-living changes earlier than Nov. 1.
Different BLS knowledge releases together with the nonfarm payroll report have not been revealed as initially meant for the reason that federal authorities shutdown because of a lapse in funding. The Senate on Thursday did not go funding payments for the seventh time that may have ended the closure, which started final week.
Bloomberg Information first reported that the BLS was calling staff again to work on the CPI knowledge.
— CNBC’s Steve Liesman contributed to this report.
Correction: The Social Safety Administration wants third-quarter CPI knowledge for calculating and publishing annual cost-of-living changes earlier than Nov. 1. An earlier model misstated the group’s title.
