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Doge Layoffs May Have Compromised The Accuracy Of Government Data

The Consumer Price Index 
<https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/economy/us-cpi-consumer-inflation-april>  is 
more than just the most widely used inflation gauge and a measurement of 
Americans' purchasing power. 
 
Its robust data plays a key role in the US economy's trajectory as well as 
monthly mortgage payments, Social Security checks, financial aid packages, 
business contracts, pay negotiations and curiosity salves for those who 
wonder what Kevin McCallister's $19.83 grocery bill in "Home Alone" might 
cost today. 
 
However, this gold standard piece of economic data has become a little less 
precise recently: The Bureau of Labor Statistics posted a notice on 
Wednesday <https://www.bls.gov/cpi/notices/2025/collection-reduction.htm> 
stating that it stopped collecting data in three not-so-small cities 
(Lincoln, Nebraska; Buffalo, New York; and Provo, Utah) and increased 
"imputations" for certain items (a statistical technique that, when boiled 
down to very rough terms, essentially means more educated guesses). 
 
The BLS notice states that the collection reductions "may increase the 
volatility of subnational or item-specific indexes" and are expected to have 
"minimal impact" on the overall index. 
 
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/economy/cpi-data-bls-reductions

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Doge Layoffs May Have Compromised The Accuracy Of Government Data

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