The Social Security Administration is required to calculate the annual cost of living adjustment benefits and other program adjustments using the third-quarter CPI data and to publish the increases before Nov. 1. Because of this, the necessary furloughed BLS staff were called back to produce the September CPI. That reprieve, however, only applies to the September data.
September Inflation Likely Went in the Wrong Direction. Why CPI Data Won’t Shake Up Rate Cut Expectations.
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