Add as a preferred source on GoogleU.S. October CPI Report Omits Annual Inflation Readings
A 2025 government shutdown left no October price baseline for year-over-year comparisons. Economists expected monthly gains of 0.3% for headline CPI and 0.2% for core CPI.
The U.S. October consumer price index report was scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 10, without annual CPI or core CPI readings, leaving crypto and rate markets with monthly data alone.
The gap stems from the 2025 government shutdown: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) staff did not collect October prices that year, leaving no year-earlier baseline for calculating October 2026 year-over-year rates. Both headline CPI and core CPI will lack annual comparisons.
Economists expected headline CPI to rise 0.3% and core CPI to rise 0.2% from September; the year-over-year comparisons were unavailable.
CPI is a key U.S. inflation gauge watched by crypto and interest-rate markets. The monthly figures will show price changes from September, while the usual comparison with the same month a year earlier will be unavailable. The report was scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 UTC) Nov. 10.
Enna Lee
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