Comment Request on Extension of Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey
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This notice asks for public comments on the planned extension of the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey used to collect price data for the Consumer Price Index. The survey helps BLS measure inflation and track price changes for goods and services across retail businesses, government agencies, and other respondents. For businesses and other organizations that provide pricing information, the practical effect is continued reporting under the same survey. BLS is also asking whether the collection is necessary, whether the burden estimate is accurate, and how to reduce the time and effort required. Comments are due by June 29, 2026.
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Key Changes
- BLS is seeking to extend an existing price survey used for the Consumer Price Index.
- The notice invites comments on necessity, burden estimates, data quality, and ways to reduce reporting effort.
- Businesses, governments, and nonprofits that provide pricing data would continue responding under the current collection.
Obligations
What this law requires
Businesses, government agencies, and other respondents that provide pricing information should continue reporting under the Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics collection program.
Businesses, service providers, government agencies, and other respondents that receive the BLS survey request must continue providing Consumer Price Index commodities and services price data to BLS under the existing survey collection program.
Public commenters who wish to respond to the BLS request must submit written comments to the BLS Clearance Officer by email.
Interested persons who want to comment on the proposed extension of the survey must submit written comments to the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the stated deadline.
BLS may continue to contact businesses, retailers, government agencies, and other organizations that provide price data for responses to the Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey.