U.S. Inflation Data Faces Scrutiny Amid Collection and Policy Changes
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The U.S. government has scaled back inflation data collection due to staffing shortages, suspending checks in some cities, which may lead to less accurate regional cost-of-living reports and impact economic decision-making.
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