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The Effects of the Partial Shutdown Ending in January 2019

Congressional Budget Office

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  1. estimate

    CBO estimated that the five-week partial shutdown delayed about $18 billion in federal discretionary spending. It separately estimated that about $3 billion of real GDP would not be recovered during 2019, while warning that all effects and their timing were subject to considerable uncertainty.

    Summary bullets on delayed spending, unrecovered GDP and uncertainty

    CBO estimates the five-week shutdown left $3 billion unrecovered and delayed $18 billion in spending · Shutdown ended; CBO retrospective estimates remain separate and nonadditive