(Reuters) – The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on October 1 after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to extend funding past the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30. The closure has shut off the flow of key economic data at a moment of uncertainty among policymakers and investors about the health of the U.S. job market, the trajectory of inflation and the strength of consumer spending and business investment. The federal agencies responsible for indicators of U.S. economic activity, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau, have said they will suspend the collection and distribution of data in the event of a government shutdown. Those operations will resume once funding is restored. Much of the data from private-sector sources, however, will continue to be issued, although some of those series rely in part on earlier government reports and will also cease publication during the shutdown. Following is calendar of economic reports that had been scheduled to be issued in the coming days, noting which releases will be suspended should the shutdown still be in effect and which will continue to be issued. Release Release Indicator Indicator Will date time (U.S. source publish? ET) October 6 1000 Employment Conference No Trends Index Board October 7 0830 International Bureau of No trade Economic Analysis/Censu s Bureau October 7 0855 Redbook Index Redbook Yes Research October 7 1500 Consumer Federal Yes Credit Reserve October 8 0700 MBA mortgage Mortgage Yes market index Bankers Association October 8 1400 Minutes of Federal Yes Federal Open Reserve Market Committee meeting October 9 0830 Jobless Labor No benefits Department's claims Employment and Training Administration October 9 1000 Wholesale Census Bureau No sales and revision to wholesale inventories October 10 1000 Consumer University of Yes sentiment Michigan index Surveys of Consumers October 1400 Monthly budget Treasury TBD 10-17 statement Department's (TBD) Fiscal Service October 14 0600 NFIB Business National Yes Optimism index Federation for Independent Business October 14 0855 Redbook Index Redbook Yes Research October 15 0700 MBA mortgage Mortgage Yes market index Bankers Association October 15 0830 New York Fed New York Fed Yes Empire State manufacturing index October 15 0830 Real earnings Bureau of No Labor Statistics October 15 0830 Consumer Price Bureau of No Index Labor Statistics October 15 1100 Cleveland Fed Cleveland Fed No median CPI October 16 0830 Jobless Labor No benefits Department's claims Employment and Training Administration October 16 0830 Producer Price Bureau of No Index Labor Statistics October 16 0830 Retail sales Census Bureau No October 16 0830 Philadelphia Philadelphia Yes Fed Fed Manufacturing index October 16 1000 Business Census Bureau No inventories October 1000 Home builder National Yes 16 sentiment Association of index Home Builders October 17 0830 Housing starts Census Bureau No and building permits October 17 0830 Import and Bureau of No export prices Labor Statistics October 17 0915 Industrial Federal Yes production Reserve October 17 Treasury Treasury TBD 1600 International Department Capital System flows October 20 1000 Leading Conference No indicators Board October 21 0855 Redbook index Redbook Yes Research October 22 0700 MBA mortgage Mortgage market index Bankers Yes Association October 23 0830 Jobless Labor No benefits Department's claims Employment and Training Administration October 23 National Chicago Fed Yes 0830 Activity Index October 23 1000 Existing home National Yes sales Association of Realtors October 23 1100 Kansas City Yes Tenth District Fed Manufacturing Survey October 24 Approx. Building Census Bureau No 0800 Permit Revisions October 24 S&P Global S&P Global 0945 Manufacturing Yes Purchasing Managers Index October 24 1000 Consumer University of Yes Sentiment Michigan Index Survey of Consumers October 24 1000 New Census Bureau No single-family home sales * TBD = To be determined (U.S. economic data team)
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