White House Says Some Economic Data Impaired by Government Shutdown

The White House said on Wednesday that October jobs and inflation data reports might never be released as a consequence of the government shutdown.

Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing the shutdown impaired federal statistics collection, leaving Federal Reserve policymakers flying blind during a critical economic period.

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(Reporting by Gram Slattery and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Chris Reese)

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