Trade, Factory, USDA Data Delayed as Shutdown Goes Into Third Week
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Detailed figures showing how the U.S.-China trade war is affecting imports and exports are among economic releases to be delayed this week as the partial government shutdown drags on.
The Commerce Department’s Tuesday release of the international trade report for November is expected to be postponed because the agency is part of the shutdown. The same goes for November factory-orders data on Monday and wholesale-trade figures on Thursday, assuming the shutdown continues.