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It would be more logical for him to say that data should be given 3 months after the fact
However, that would mean never having timely information. Quarterly data would itself include some information for the later months, that like the current monthly data, would need to be revised.
As he is an economist, I would assume he is aware that many economic models use the monthly data. I bet many were not happy to hear that he was thinking it should not be produced.