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

ReutersNov 3, 2025 1:30 PM

Nov 3 (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.

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?

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 3	1500	Quarterly Borrowing data	Treasury Department	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	0830	Quarterly Refunding data	Treasury Department	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

November 10	1000	Employment Trends	Conference Board	No
November 11	0600	Small Business Optimism Index	National Federation of Independent Business	Yes
November 11	0855	Redbook index	Redbook Research	Yes
November 12	0700	MBA mortgage market index	Mortgage Bankers Association	Yes
November 13	0830	Jobless benefits' claims	Labor Dept. Employment and Training Administration	No
November 13	0830	Consumer Price Index	Bureau of Labor Statistics	No

November 13	0830	Real earnings	Bureau of Labor Statistics	No
November 13	1100	Median Consumer Price Index	Cleveland Fed	No
November 13	1400	Federal budget statement	Treasury Department	TBD
November 14	0830	Producer Price Index	Bureau of Labor Statistics	No
November 14	0830	Retail Sales	Census Bureau	No
November 14	1000	Business Inventories	Census Bureau	No

November 17	0830	Empire Survey	New York Fed	Yes
November 18	0830	Import and Export Prices	Bureau of Labor Statistics	No
November 18	0855	Redbook index	Redbook Research	Yes
November 18	0915	Industrial production	Federal Reserve	No
November 18	1000	Housing market index	National Association of Home Builders	Yes
November 18	1600	Treasury International Capital	Treasury Department	No

November 19	0700	MBA mortgage market index	Mortgage Bankers Association	Yes
November 19	0830	Housing starts	Census Bureau	No
November 19	1400	FOMC meeting minutes	Federal Reserve	Yes
November 20	0830	Jobless benefits' claims	Labor Dept. Employment and Training Administration	No
November 20	0830	Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey	Philadelphia Fed	Yes

November 20	1000	Existing homes sales	National Association of Realtors	Yes
November 20	1000	Leading indicators	Conference Board	No
November 20	1100	Tenth District manufacturing Survey	Kansas City Fed	Yes
November 21	0945	Composite PMI Output Index	S&P Global	Yes
November 21	1000	Consumer Sentiment Index	University of Michigan	Yes

TBD = To be determined

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