FACTBOX-US government shutdown: How it affects key economic data publishing

ReutersOct 21, 2025 4:19 PM

Oct 21 (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 suspended the collection and distribution of nearly all data for the duration the shutdown, although the BLS on Friday said it would publish the Consumer Price Index for September on October 24. The report had been originally scheduled for October 15.

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 the forward 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. The schedule is subject to change.

Release date	Release time (U.S. ET)	Indicator	Indicator source	Will publish?
October 20	1000	Leading indicators	Conference Board	No
October 21	0855	Redbook index	Redbook Research	Yes
October 22	0700	MBA mortgage market index	Mortgage Bankers Association	Yes
October 23	0830	Jobless benefits claims	Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration	No
October 23	0830	National Activity Index	Chicago Fed	No
October 23	1000	Existing home sales	National Association of Realtors	Yes
October 23	1100	Tenth District Manufacturing Survey	Kansas City Fed	Yes
October 24	Approx. 0800	Building Permit Revisions	Census Bureau	No
October 24	0830	Consumer Price Index	Bureau of Labor Statistics	Yes
October 24	0945	S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index	S&P Global	Yes
October 24	1000	Consumer Sentiment Index	University of Michigan Survey of Consumers	Yes
October 24	1000	Single-family home sales	Census bureau	No
October 24	1100	Median Consumer Price Index	Cleveland Fed	Yes

October 27	0830	Durable Goods orders	Census Bureau	No
October 27	1030	Texas Manufacturing Survey	Dallas Fed	Yes
October 28	0855	Redbook Index	Redbook Research	Yes
October 28	0900	House Price Index	Federal Housing Finance Administration	TBD
October 28	0900	National House Price Index, 20 month	S&P CoreLogic/Case Shiller	Yes
October 28	1000	Consumer Confidence	Conference Board	Yes
October 28	1000	5th District Manufacturing/Service Sector Outlook surveys	Richmond Fed	Yes
October 28	1030	Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey	Dallas Fed	Yes
October 29	0700	MBA Mortgage Market Index	Mortgage Bankers Association	Yes

October 29	0830	Advance Economic Indicators	Census Bureau	No
October 29	1000	Pending Home Sales	National Association of Realtors	Yes
October 29	1400	FOMC interest rate statement	Federal Reserve	Yes
October 30	0830	Gross Domestic Product	Bureau of Economic Analysis	No
October 30	0830	Jobless Benefits' Claims	Labor Department Employment and Training Administration	No
October 31	0830	Personal income	Bureau of Economic Analysis	No
October 31	0830	Employment Cost Index	Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics	No
October 31	no set time	Trimmed Mean PCE Price Index	Dallas Fed	No

November 3	0945	Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index	S&P Global	Yes
November 3	1000	Construction spending	Census Bureau	No
November 3	1000	Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index	Institute for Supply Management	Yes
November 4	0830	International trade	Census Bureau	No
November 4	0855	Redbook Index	Redbook Research	Yes
November 4	1000	Factory orders	Census Bureau	No

November 4	1000	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey	Bureau of Labor Statistics	No
November 5	0700	MBA mortgage market index	Mortgage Bankers Association	Yes
November 5	0815	ADP National Employment	Automatic Data Processing	Yes
November 5	0900	Non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index	Institute for Supply Management	Yes
November 5	0945	Composite Purchasing Managers Index	S&P Global	Yes
November 6	0730	U.S. Job Cut Report	Challenger Gray	Yes

November 6	0830	Jobless benefits claims	Labor Dept. Employment and Training Administration	No
November 6	0830	Nonfarm Productivity and Costs	Bureau of Labor Statistics	No
November 6	1000	Wholesale inventories and sales	Census Bureau	No
November 7	0830	Nonfarm payrolls	Bureau of Labor Statistics	No
November 7	1000	Consumer Sentiment Index	University of Michigan	Yes
November 7	1500	Consumer Credit	Federal Reserve	Yes

* TBD = To be determined

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