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Key Takeaways
- The federal government shutdown froze economic data releases, and agencies are still working to catch up.
- While a handful of reports have been rescheduled, some have also been consolidated or canceled.
The government shutdown ended in November, but statistical agencies are working to catch up on economic releases they missed.
After being closed for 43 days, the federal bureaus that track inflation, employment, and economic growth are behind schedule on several reports, but they are beginning to catch up.
Why This Matters
Delayed economic reports can blur the outlook for inflation, jobs, and growth, complicating decisions for investors, businesses, and policymakers. Understanding the new schedule helps readers interpret upcoming market-moving data.
Here are some of the new release dates and schedule changes announced so far:
- Jan. 8: October U.S. trade deficit (Originally scheduled for a December release)
- Jan. 9: September, October housing starts (September report originally scheduled for Oct. 17 release)
- Jan. 13: New home sales (October, September) ( September report originally scheduled for Oct. 24 release)
- Jan. 14: October business inventories (Originally scheduled for a December release)
- Jan 14: November retail sales (Originally scheduled for December release)
- Jan. 14: November Producer Price Index (PPI), with a subset of the October report (Originally scheduled for Dec. 11 release; a separate October report won’t be released)
- Jan. 15: November U.S. import and export price indexes, with a subset of the October report (Originally scheduled for Dec. 16 release; a separate October report won’t be released)
- Jan. 22: Q3 Gross Domestic Product, final update (Originally scheduled for Dec. 19 release)
- Jan. 26: November durable-goods orders (Originally scheduled for December release)
- Jan. 30: December PPI (Originally scheduled for Jan. 14 release)
- Feb. 10: Q4 Employment cost index (Originally scheduled for Jan. 30 release)
- Feb. 10: December U.S. import and export price indexes (Originally scheduled for Jan. 30 release)
Here are some reports that still need to be rescheduled or have been cancelled:
- September, October and November advanced reports on trade deficit, wholesale inventories and retail inventories have been canceled
- October PCE price index, personal incomes and outlays (Originally scheduled for Nov. 26; the November report is also not yet rescheduled)
- November housing starts (Originally scheduled for December release)
- Q4 GDP, advance estimate (Originally scheduled for a Jan. 29 release)
