It’s the first time monthly data on the economic indicators is missed since the Bureau of Labor Statistics officially started the reports.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that part of the fallout could be lasting damage to the government's data collection ability.

The Trump administration said its unlikely that Consumer Price Index and federal jobs reports will ever be published because of the shutdown.

The White House has said last month’s jobs report and inflation data would “likely never” be released.

It’s the first time monthly data on the economic indicators is missed since the Bureau of Labor Statistics officially started the reports.