Trump administration set to release key inflation data, despite government shutdown [View all]
Source: NBC News
Oct. 24, 2025, 5:30 AM EDT
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is slated to publish September inflation data on Friday morning, in spite of a government shutdown that has paralyzed federal reporting and has no end in sight.
The Consumer Price Index for September will be released at precisely 8:30 a.m. ET and will mark the first time a major economic report has been issued since the shutdown began Oct. 1.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones and Bloomberg expect the overall annual inflation rate to rise to 3.1% for the 12 months ending in September.
Month over month, that would be the same stubborn pace that has persisted for more than two years. An inflation rate north of 3% is also significantly higher than the Federal Reserve’s target annual rate of 2%.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-administration-set-release-key-september-inflation-data-governme-rcna239519
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Note that today's figure is the final one needed to calculate the SS COLA.
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