Choked for funds, the Bureau of Labour Statistics is cutting corners.
Jun 29th 2025 | ATLANTA | 5 min read
Every day hundreds of Americans take to the streets to collect prices for the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS), the government’s economic-data agency. Enumerators in 75 urban areas track fluctuations in the costs of a “market basket” of goods and services, from blood tests at doctors’ offices to rental fees for two-bedroom apartments and cinema tickets. The numbers they gather feed into the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a statistical tool used to calculate inflation.
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— news from The Economist
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America’s economic data are becoming murkier
Choked for funds, the Bureau of Labour Statistics is cutting corners n nJun 29th 2025|ATLANTA|5 min read n nEVERY DAY HUNDREDS of Americans take to the streets to collect prices for the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS), the government’s economic-data agency. Enumerators in 75 urban areas track fluctuations in the costs of a “market basket” of goods and services, from blood tests at doctors’ offices to rental fees for two-bedroom apartments and cinema tickets. The numbers they gather feed into the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a statistical tool used to calculate inflation. n nA blow to judicial power and a win for Trump n nThe Supreme Court curtails judges’ ability to block the president’s agenda n nZohran Mamdani, Trump’s “worst nightmare”, may really be a gift to him n nThe young socialist could exemplify the sort of leader the Democrats need. He also offers Republicans an easy target n nOn its tenth birthday, gay marriage in America is under attack n nRepublican support for same-sex marriage is dropping fast n nOklahoma City has been reborn, 30 years after the bombing n nBasketball is only the beginning n nHas Donald Trump solved Iran from the air? n nPeace in his time n nThe fallout from Trump’s Iran strikes is political, too n nWill the biggest foreign-policy gamble of his presidency pay off?