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.
The data for third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP)—originally scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Tuesday—has been highly anticipated after the world’s second-largest economy grew just 0.4 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier….