The Labor Department reported November’s consumer price index rose 2.7% year-over-year, down from September’s 3%. However, economists questioned the reliability of this data due to a 43-day federal shutdown that delayed the report and disrupted data collection.

“The good news is that it’s cooling. We’ll take a win when we can get it,” said Diane Swonk from KPMG, but added “we just don’t know how much of it to trust.” Kay Haigh at Goldman Sachs described the numbers as “noisy” with potential systematic biases.