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What happens to prices when data collection is cut?

Back in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced it was cutting back on some of its data collection, specifically, the kind that helps us understand what prices are looking like for ...
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Erie County Legislator proposes new law after Wegmans admits to data collection

Erie County Legislator Lindsay Lorigo is proposing a law that would spread awareness about data collection in local stores.
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How your data is collected and what you can do about it

You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts ...
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BLS Ends Some PPI Data Collection. It Isn’t Expected to Affect Inflation Calculations.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently said it planned to discontinue calculating and publishing wholesale pricing data on hundreds of products in the Producer Price Index. The changes won’t have a ...