WASHINGTON — The federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 threatens to cost the District millions of dollars in lost revenue, according to city financial officials who are looking to past shutdowns to gauge the potential economic damage.

The last extended shutdown — a record 35 days from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019 — cost D.C. an estimated $47.4 million in lost revenue, according to a February 2019 report from the DC chief financial officer. That five-week closure slashed the city's fiscal year 2019 local fund estimate to $7.8 billion, $41.4 million lower than projected just two months earlier.

The impact hit multiple sectors of the District's economy. Hotels and restaurants suffered the most severe losses, with sales tax collections dropping more than $30 million in January

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