Slightly more Americans distrust the federal economic data than trust it, according to a survey that was published on Tuesday.

The Economist/YouGov poll found that 46 percent of Americans “completely or somewhat” distrust federal government data on the economy, while another 42 percent “completely or somewhat” trust it. Some 12 percent of respondents said they did not know when asked about the matter.

The number of Americans who trust the federal government's economic data is down by 8 points since March, when it was at 53 percent.

The survey was launched the same day President Trump decided to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after a dismal July jobs report and revisions showing the country added 258,000 fewer jobs in the last three months.

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