The much-publicized US consumer price index report will be missing some key data: year-over-year percentage change. Normally, the CPI report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows how prices have changed from the previous month and from a year ago. The latter figure is also generally how the public understands the level of inflation; in September, it was 3.7%. Due to the US government shutdown in 2025, October data released on Tuesday will not be able to provide this year-on-year indicator. As a result of this shutdown, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics was unable to collect some price data for October 2025, and the agency was unable to retroactively complete some of these data later. As a result, Bureau of Labor Statistics spokesman Cody Parkinson said that now, a year later, due to lack of relevant data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is unable to calculate the CPI and the year-on-year percentage change in core indicators. Individual, year-on-year changes in actual revenue growth related to CPI will also not be available. Economists expect that October's CPI may rise 0.3% from the previous month, and the core CPI excluding food and energy is expected to rise 0.2%.

The much-publicized US consumer price index report will be missing some key data: year-over-year percentage change. Normally, the CPI report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows how prices have changed from the previous month and from a year ago. The latter figure is also generally how the public understands the level of inflation; in September, it was 3.7%. Due to the US government shutdown in 2025, October data released on Tuesday will not be able to provide this year-on-year indicator. As a result of this shutdown, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics was unable to collect some price data for October 2025, and the agency was unable to retroactively complete some of these data later. As a result, Bureau of Labor Statistics spokesman Cody Parkinson said that now, a year later, due to lack of relevant data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is unable to calculate the CPI and the year-on-year percentage change in core indicators. Individual, year-on-year changes in actual revenue growth related to CPI will also not be available. Economists expect that October's CPI may rise 0.3% from the previous month, and the core CPI excluding food and energy is expected to rise 0.2%.