CPI inflation report will be released by Labor Department, while other data is delayed by shutdown

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The Labor Department will bring back staff to work on a key consumer inflation report despite the ongoing federal government shutdown , CNBC has learned. The department's Bureau of Labor Statistics will "promptly resume" work on September's Consumer Price Index data, a White House official said. The CPI report, which was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 15, is a well-known gauge of U.S. inflation that tracks a broad basket of goods and services for price changes over time. The

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