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by ceejayoz 347 days ago
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/nx-s1-5323155/economic-data-r...

> The government recently disbanded two outside advisory committees that used to consult on the numbers, offering suggestions on ways to improve the reliability of the government data.

> At the same time, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has suggested changing the way the broadest measure of the economy — gross domestic product — is calculated.

> Those moves are raising concerns about whether economic data could be manipulated for political or other purposes.