(with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang engineered by Jason Scuglik)

No major announcements

No major announcements

No major announcements

October updates on the Consumer Price Index, the broadest measure of inflation, were not available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of the federal government shutdown. Although the shutdown officially ended Wednesday ­­­— at 43 days, the longest in U.S. history, agencies are expected to take some time to resume collection, analysis and reporting of data.

The Labor Department report on initial claims for unemployment were not available for the seventh week in a row because of the federal government shutdown.

The Commerce Department failed to release October retail sales data as scheduled because of the federal government shutdown. Retail sales represent about two-thirds of U.S. consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of the country’s gross domestic product.

Because of the federal government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not report on the October Producer Price Index, which tracks inflation on the wholesale level.