🇺🇸 Truflation US Inflation (YoY): 2.62% We’re now on Day 37 of the U.S. government shutdown. It has officially become the longest-ever in U.S. history. Over 900,000 federal workers remain furloughed and millions more are working without pay. Talks remain deeply fractured between both parties. With agency operations stretched beyond capacity, the labour and wage signals needed to assess inflation are more opaque than ever. Missed releases so far (the list keeps growing): ✦ Oct 2 – Weekly Jobless Claims (DoL) ✦ Oct 3 – September Employment Report (BLS) ✦ Oct 7 – U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services (BEA) ✦ Oct 9 – Weekly Jobless Claims (Dept. of Labor) ✦ Oct 9 – Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales & Inventories (Census) ✦ Oct 15 – Consumer Price Index (BLS) – released 10 days late, on Oct 24. ✦ Oct 16 – Producer Price Index (PPI) & Retail Sales (BLS) ✦ Oct 17 – Weekly Jobless Claims (DoL) ✦ Oct 21 – Business Inventories (Census) ✦ Oct 30 – GDP Advance Estimate (BEA) ✦ Oct 31 – Personal Consumption Expenditures (BEA) ✦ Nov 4 – Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (BLS) ✦ Nov 6 – Weekly Jobless Claims (DoL) The Congressional Budget Office estimates the weekly cost of the shutdown at $11 billion if it continues. While official metrics remain muted and the duration of the shutdown is still uncertain, Truflation has been fully operational and will continue to run uninterrupted.