'If anyone was cooking the books, I would be one of the first persons shouting,' says acting commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics President Donald Trump is not interfering in key economic data, the acting head of a major U.S. statistics agency says. The temporary chief of the U.S. agency that produces critical economic reports on jobs, unemployment and inflation says the data is not being manipulated or influenced by politicians. "I can tell you there is no outside interference in the data," said William Wiatrowski, acting commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Complaints about undue ... (full story)