How reliable is the government's economic data? Under Trump, there are real concerns

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How reliable is the government's economic data? Under Trump, there are real concerns

npr.org/2025/03/11/nx-s1-5323155/economic-data-reliability-trump-howard-lutnick

The disbanding of committees that consulted on government data — and comments from a senior official about changing how GDP is calculated — are raising alarm about the reliability of government data.
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This story appeared on npr.org, 2025-03-11 09:00:00.