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BLS Sets Oct. 24 Release for September CPI During Shutdown

A targeted callback prioritizes the legally required inflation figure for Social Security.

A woman shops for produce at a supermarket in Alhambra, California, on September 10, 2025.
The U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Labor Department will recall a limited group of BLS economists and IT staff on an as-needed basis to finish processing the report.
  • The CPI will be published at 8:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 24 after missing the original Oct. 15 schedule.
  • Federal law requires the Social Security Administration to use third-quarter CPI to calculate and publish the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment before Nov. 1, though benefit payments continue.
  • Most September price data was gathered before the Oct. 1 shutdown, but other releases—such as the September jobs report—remain suspended, and next month’s CPI may slip if the closure continues.
  • The release will give the Federal Reserve a key inflation reading ahead of its Oct. 28–29 policy meeting, while markets lean on private proxies for other missing data.