"Due to a lapse in appropriations, this website is not being updated is the message on the page of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, which was due to publish the economic growth data for the third quarter of the year on October 30. The agency, which comes under the Department of Commerce, has been inactive due to the federal government shutdown that has now lasted 31 days."
"This partial closure of a part of the public administration is the first that the U.S. has experienced in seven years and is on track to become the longest the record so far is the 34-day shutdown that occurred in the winter of 2018-2019, during Donald Trump's first term. Republicans and Democrats are unable to agree on various issues which would allow the budget to be extended until the end of the year."
"Although the White House has reserved some resources for the most sensitive departments, whose activity affects national security and the functioning of essential services, most federal agencies are paralyzed or have reduced activity. This is the case for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that comes under the Department of Labor. This agency also did not publish employment data for the month of September, as it was scheduled to do on October 3."
A 31-day federal government shutdown has halted many federal agencies and suspended routine operations and data releases. The Bureau of Economic Analysis postponed third-quarter GDP publication and the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not release September employment figures. Dozens of government entities, including museums, national parks and air traffic controllers, have run out of resources and face difficulties paying workers. The White House has prioritized some national security and essential services, but most agencies remain paralyzed or operate at reduced capacity. Key economic indicators such as non-farm payrolls and retail sales have been affected by suspended data collection and reporting.
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