The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday it will release its monthly inflation report despite the government shutdown — bringing back furloughed employees for the task.

The agency is set to publish the Consumer Price Index for September on Oct. 24, nine days after it was initially due.

The government needs the report to calculate Social Security payments, the bureau noted in a statement on its website. 3

Consumer price data has already been collected, but it still needs to be analyzed.

The bureau, which operates under the Labor Department, is calling back a limited number of workers to help release the report, a Trump official told news outlets.

The White House did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.

The government shutdown – which entered its 10th day on Friday –

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