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BLS engages expert panels regarding missing Consumer Expenditure data and its impact on the Consumer Price Index

BLS engaged the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to conduct expert panels regarding approaches for handling missing October and November 2025 Consumer Expenditure data from the 2025 lapse in appropriations and its impact on the Consumer Price Index. These meetings took place May 7 and May 8, 2026, and they were open to the public.

Background material for the panels

Please see the links below for recordings.

NABE: NABE YouTube link

CNSTAT: CNSTAT video link

Last modified date: May 15, 2026