BLS Scraps October PPI, Will Fold It Into November for Jan. 14 Release

The skipped report stems from shutdown-related data gaps that leave the Fed with fewer inflation inputs before its December meeting.

Overview

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish combined October–November producer price data on January 14, 2026.
Officials and coverage describe the skipped month as the first PPI omission in roughly 12 years.
The missing wholesale price gauge narrows insight into pressures feeding into the Fed’s preferred PCE inflation measure.
With the gap in official data, markets and policymakers are leaning more on private forecasts and alternative indicators.
Despite the absence of October PPI, many analysts still expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates at its December meeting.