劳工统计局尚未回应媒体置评请求。 莱维特12日在媒体简报会上说，即便联邦政府结束"停摆"，10月的CPI和就业数据统计报告也可能因数 据收集和处理工作"永远受损"而无法发布，这将导致美联储决策者"在关键时期两眼一抹黑"。莱维特同 时称，民主党人"可能永久性地损害了联邦统计系统"。 由于美国国会民主、共和两党在医保相关福利支出等方面存在分歧，国会参议院未能在9月底上一财年 结束前通过新的临时拨款法案，导致联邦政府维持正常运转的资金耗尽，于10月1日起"停摆"。 本周，美国国会参众两院先后通过一项定于明年1月底到期的临时拨款法案，并于12日晚交由总统特朗 普签署生效，创下43天纪录的联邦政府"停摆"才得以结束。但鉴于两党仍需就该临时法案未能覆盖的多 项其他年度拨款展开谈判，"停摆"仍可能重演。 在联邦政府"停摆"期间，作为美国官方统计机构的劳工统计局大体处于停工状态，其数据统计职能受到 影响：9月的就业数据报告虽在"停摆"前已基本完成，但只能等到"停摆"结束后才能发布；同月的CPI数 据报告在10月份延迟数天得以发布，但编制过程堪称潦草。据法新社报道，劳工统计局紧急召回了数名 因"停摆"而被迫无薪休假的员工才得以 ...

Group 1 - The April CPI data in the US showed a month-on-month increase of 0.2%, which was lower than the market expectation of 0.3%, indicating a slowdown in inflation pressure [1][3] - The year-on-year CPI increase for April was 2.3%, also below the expected and previous value of 2.4%, marking the smallest increase since February 2021 [1][3] - Core CPI, excluding food and energy, rose by 0.2% month-on-month and matched the market expectation of 2.8% year-on-year [1][3] Group 2 - The market response to the inflation data was cautious, with investors remaining wary of the economic outlook despite the favorable CPI figures [3] - The impact of tariffs on US inflation is becoming evident, suggesting that the current CPI increase may represent the low point for the year [3] - A survey by JPMorgan indicated an increase in short positions on US Treasury bonds, reaching the highest level since March 24, while long positions decreased [3]