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BLS engaged 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.
Please see further information about these panels and the 2025 federal government shutdown impact on CE and CPI.
Last modified date: June 30, 2026