China Delays Release of Key Economic Data Amid Party Congress

China Delays Release of Key Economic Data Amid Party Congress
People walk by office towers in the Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai on Oct. 17, 2022. Aly Song/Reuters
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BEIJING—China delayed the release of economic indicators scheduled for publication this week, including its third-quarter gross domestic product data due on Tuesday, according to an updated calendar on the statistics bureau’s website.

The highly unusual delay comes amid the week-long political conference of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a twice-a-decade event that is an especially sensitive time in China.