Trump BLS Inflation Data Delay Explained: Why You Should Care
Update: 2025-09-20
Description
Donald Trump’s White House just delayed the release of the annual Consumer Expenditure Survey — the data that helps shape how inflation is measured. No new date. No transparency.
In this episode of The People’s Cabinet, Dan Koh breaks down:
- Why this delay opens the door for Trump to manipulate interest rates and hide the real cost of living
- The history of Trump attacking independent data — from firing a BLS commissioner to pushing companies to scale back quarterly reporting
- Why this isn’t just about statistics — it’s about whether Americans get the truth about our economy
- How it result in us all paying more
When information gets buried, we all pay the price.
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