Government Shutdown Could Cost US Economy $14 Billion: CBO

Closed signage is seen around the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe government shutdown could cost the U.S. economy up to $14 billion, a new analysis said on Oct. 29.The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, writing in a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), estimated the economic impact of the government shutdown, now in its 29th day.