These are the Economic Reports We’re Still Waiting On After the Shutdown

Core Insights - The federal government shutdown has delayed the release of key economic data, impacting the ability of agencies to provide timely information on inflation, employment, and economic growth [1] Economic Data Release Schedule - Agencies are working to catch up on missed economic reports following a 43-day shutdown, with several reports rescheduled, consolidated, or canceled [1] - New release dates include: - December 3: September industrial production and capacity utilization (originally scheduled for October 17) - December 5: September Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, personal incomes and outlays (originally scheduled for October 31) - December 9: September and October Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) (originally scheduled for November 4 and December 2) - December 10: Q3 employment cost index (originally scheduled for October 31) - December 16: November U.S. employment report, including October payrolls (originally scheduled for November 7 and December 5; October household survey canceled) - December 18: November Consumer Price Index (CPI), including a subset of the October report (originally scheduled for November 13 and December 10) - December 23: Q3 Gross Domestic Product, initial estimate (advance GDP estimate scheduled for October 30 canceled; subsequent estimate originally scheduled for December 19 postponed) - December 23: October and November industrial production and capacity utilization (originally scheduled for November 18 and December 16) [1] Pending Reports - Several reports still need to be rescheduled, including: - September housing starts (originally scheduled for October 17) - September new home sales (originally scheduled for October 24) - September advanced reports on trade deficit, wholesale inventories, and retail inventories (originally scheduled for October 29) - September U.S. trade deficit (originally scheduled for November 4) - September business inventories (originally scheduled for November) - October retail sales (originally scheduled for November) - October PCE price index, personal incomes and outlays (originally scheduled for November 26) [1]