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Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom

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The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the government hiring freeze.

The department's Bureau of Labor Statistics says it is “reducing sample in areas across the country” The cutbacks have intensified worries among economists that government spending cuts could degrade the federal government's ability to compile key economic data on employment, prices, and the broader economy.