Mr. Volcker told reporters he expected that his preliminary report, scheduled for the end of the month, would emerge instead in the first week in February.
The next report, scheduled for publication next month, anticipates the 2000 census findings.
The report, scheduled for release this week, was provided to The New York Times by a senior government official.
Some economists raised their forecasts for a manufacturing report scheduled on Thursday from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
In an ABC report scheduled for Wednesday night, Barbara Walters visits a therapy group of widows and their adolescent children.
Still, analysts said the government's monthly employment report, scheduled to be released the first week of next month, would probably be weaker than expected because of the weather.
The foreclosure documentation crisis could have severe consequences for the housing market and economy, a Congressional panel warns in a report scheduled to be released Tuesday.
The Dow did close off its high after some traders pulled money out of retail stocks ahead of the government's monthly retail sales report scheduled for Tuesday.
A report scheduled for publication in the Journal of Consumer Research, however, suggests that luxury brands can have both a secure reputation and mass appeal.
Home Depot, Lowe's larger home-improvement retailing rival, fell $1.12, to $28.07, in advance of its earnings report scheduled for today.
The report, scheduled to be made public on Thursday, will detail the intelligence and law-enforcement failures that preceded the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
