White House officials: Some key economic data in the U.S. for October may be permanently lost.

BlockBeats news, on November 14, economists are worried that key information about inflation and unemployment in the U.S. for October may disappear into a data “black hole,” and they are right: White House officials have indicated that some key economic data may be permanently lost. One of President Trump's chief economic advisors, Hassett, stated in an interview on Thursday that due to the longest government shutdown in history, the unemployment rate for October will not be published, marking the first time in 77 years that this data has not been released. However, Hassett noted that the estimated data for job creation in October will still be calculated—this contradicts White House Press Secretary Levitt's claim just a day earlier that the employment report might not be released at all. It remains unclear whether the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October will be published. Levitt has suggested that the CPI report may not be released, but Hassett did not comment on this. (Jin10)