WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects U.S. economic growth to slow in the fourth quarter from its earlier forecast of 1.9 percent but lacks data to assess it due to the federal government shutdown, an IMF spokesperson said Thursday.
The lack of accurate economic data due to the record 43-day federal government shutdown has complicated the IMF's ability to assess the state of the U.S. economy, spokesperson Julie Kozack told a news briefing.
