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U.S. Commerce Department won't publish economic data during shutdown: WSJ

 

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FILE PHOTO: A fence surrounds the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau will not publish economic data during the government shutdown, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing an agency spokeswoman.

 

The commerce department releases key figures on gross domestic product, inflation, personal income and spending, trade and new-home sales, much of which are closely watched by investors and policymakers.

 

"Due to the lapse in Congressional Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce is closed," a notice on the department's website said. "Commerce Department websites will not be updated until further notice."

 

A partial shutdown of the federal government was set to enter its sixth day after President Donald Trump said he was prepared to wait as long as it takes to get $5 billion from taxpayers for his U.S.-Mexico border wall.

 

The Journal reported that the Labor Department would continue to release the data it compiles, including new claims for jobless benefits, the monthly employment report and other inflation measures.

 

The Commerce Department did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

 

(Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar)

 
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6 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Due to the lapse in Congressional Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce is closed,"

 

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Commerce Department did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

If theyre closed how can they respond and if there is some one in they are probably not being paid so why would they answer a phone .

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