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Federal economic data is one of the purest forms of infrastructure, says Erica Groshen, a former commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“These data keep our economy running as much as roads and bridges do,” she said.
Policymakers, businesses, organizations and other entities rely heavily on the vast trove of detailed data and long-running statistical trends to make investments and decisions — actions that ultimately affect people’s livelihoods.
But that statistical infrastructure — which already has been in a precarious state in terms of funding, response rates and public
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