The US Department of Commerce will not release economic data at the close of business: Reuters WSJ

(Reuters) – The Bureau of Economic Analysis and the US Department of Commerce Census Bureau will not release economic data during the partial closure of the government, reported the Wall Street Journal. Wednesday, citing a spokesman for the agency.

The Commerce Department publishes key figures on gross domestic product, inflation, personal income and expenditure, trade and new home sales, which are mostly followed closely by investors and decision makers.

Congressional appropriations for the 2019 fiscal year have been closed, the US Department of Commerce announced, "says a statement posted on its website." Commerce Department Websites Will Not Be Updated until further notice. "

A Commerce Department official previously stated that new data on house sales scheduled for Thursday would be delayed until the partial closure of the government continued.

to be postponed includes revised figures on US building permits scheduled for Thursday and a report on advanced economic indicators, including the balance of trade in goods, scheduled for Friday.

The partial closure of the federal government was due on the sixth day after President Donald Trump had declared that he was ready to wait the necessary time to get 5 billion dollars s taxpayers for its US-Mexican border wall.

The Wall Street Journal announced that the Ministry of Labor would continue to release the compiled data, including new employment benefits claims, monthly employment report and other inflation measures.

The Department of Commerce does not respond to Reuters' request for comment.