Statistics Canada to delay publishing September trade data as U.S. government shutdown continues

Statistics Canada says it will delay publishing international trade data for September because of the government shutdown in the United States.

The agency says it relies on data from the U.S. Census Bureau to track Canadian export volumes, but hasn't received any of that information since the U.S. government shutdown over a funding impasse in Congress at the start of October.

As a result, Statistics Canada says it won't be able to publish Canadian export and import data for the month of September as planned on Nov. 4.

The agency says it won't be able to report monthly international trade results until the government shutdown ends, but the statistics bureau might have to consider other options if the disruption persists for an extended period of time.

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