Concerns about the integrity and reliability of U.S. government economic data have been growing among policymakers and economists in 2025. Key issues include budget shortfalls, proposed cuts to agencies responsible for data collection, high staff turnover, and declining response rates, which threaten the accuracy of inflation, jobs, and growth statistics. The Trump administration's replacement of career civil servants with partisan appointees and its communication strategies have further fueled doubts about the credibility of official numbers. Economists have noted that the Labor Department increasingly relied on less precise price estimates in June inflation data, complicating efforts to assess economic conditions accurately. Despite these concerns, some argue the economy is showing signs of growth under the current administration, though skepticism about the data's transparency and integrity persists.