Inflation day in the USA: No annual data!

Annual inflation figures will not be published in the inflation data to be released today in the USA. In its statement yesterday, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that data on consumer prices could not be collected in October last year due to the 43-day federal government shutdown last year. For this reason, there is no official October 2025 data with which the October 2026 data can be compared. This means that there will be no annual data.

October inflation is expected to slow down on a monthly basis. According to a Reuters survey of economists, the consumer price index, which increased by 0.6% in September, is expected to increase by 0.3% in October. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food prices, is expected to decrease to 0.2% from 0.3% in September.

However, an increase is expected

Although it is stated that the inflation change will not be announced on an annual basis, economists do not make their own calculations. Again, according to Reuters news, annual headline inflation is expected to be 3.9% in October. It is estimated that this rate will increase to 2.7% in core inflation. Therefore, although a slowdown is expected in monthly inflation, annual inflation is thought to continue to rise.