The U.S. government shutdown will halt releases of most official gauges of the economy. Private organizations produce some measures that could be used to track the economy, such as gauges from the Institute for Supply Management. Government organizations that operate outside of the federal appropriations process, such as state unemployment agencies and the Federal Reserve, also will release their data.
Here’s what we will learn and won’t learn, through reports from the public and private sectors, over the next month:...MORE
TUESDAY, Oct. 1
10 AM—Construction spending (Commerce Dept.) — POSTPONED
10 AM – ISM manufacturing (ism.ws) — RELEASED
10 AM—Light-vehicle sales (various companies) — RELEASED
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2
8:15 AM –ADP Employment (adpemploymentreport.com) — STILL ON
THURSDAY, Oct. 3
7:30 AM—Job cuts (challengergray.com) — STILL ON
8:30 AM—Initial jobless claims (Labor Dept) — STILL ON
10 AM—ISM nonmanufacturing (ism.ws) — STILL ON
10 AM—Factory orders (Commerce) — POSTPONED IN SHUTDOWN
The Financial Times' Alphaville blog was actually earlier with a helpful calendar but without the Christmasy color scheme:
The shutdown and economic data
