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BLS handling of missing data
BLS could not collect October 2025 reference period survey data for some surveys due to a lapse in appropriations, resulting in missing data values where data could not be retroactively collected. Missing data for October 2025 may be represented differently across BLS products but will be indicated with a footnote. In the BLS Public Data API and the database, a dash will represent a missing data value, and associated net and percent changes will not be visible.
For some programs, products with missing data may be curtailed. For example, the CPI latest numbers page will be temporarily disabled, and the CPI inflation calculator will not calculate output using October 2025 data.