US real gross domestic product figures for the third quarter, which were due to be released this week, were delayed because of the government’s continuing”Shutdown”, CCTV reporters learned on October 30 local time.
The US has delayed a number of economic data, including employment, trade and retail sales. Federal data blackouts force policy makers, financial institutions and businesses to make”Blind decisions” without critical information.
On the 30th, the American Chamber of Commerce released a report saying that during the first four weeks of the shutdown, businesses contracted by the federal government had lost about $12 billion, and about 65,500 small businesses had lost $3 billion a week.