US to Skip October CPI Release Due to 2025 Shutdown Data Gap

The US Department of Labor will not publish October CPI data on Tuesday because the year-ago baseline was not collected during the 2025 government shutdown, making year-on-year comparison impossible. This is a data-availability anomaly, not a policy signal, but it removes a key market catalyst and adds uncertainty to inflation tracking.

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