Mike “Mish” Shedlock's
Sitka Pacific Capital Management,Llc
Housing starts, retail sales, and business inventory reports are MIA this week. 8 prior reports are also missing.
Government workers failed to produce at least three economic reports this week alone due to the shutdown. Other reports went missing in action last week.
Economic Reports Not Produced
- New Home Sales: Dec 27
- Advance Retail Inventories: Dec 28
- Advance Wholesale Inventories: Dec 28
- Advance Trade: Dec 28
- Construction Spending: Jan 3
- Factory Orders: Jan 7
- International Trade: Jan 8
- Wholesale Trade: Jan 10
- Retail Sales: Jan 16
- Business Inventories: Jan 16
- Housing Starts: Jan 17
Do we really need government employees compiling these reports or is this something private industry should do?
This material is based upon information that Sitka Pacific Capital Management considers reliable and endeavors to keep current, Sitka Pacific Capital Management does not assure that this material is accurate, current or complete, and it should not be relied upon as such.
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