-- 韓国銀行が水曜日に発表した速報値によると、3月の韓国の輸入物価は前月比16.1%上昇した。 ブルームバーグ通信は同日、イラン戦争に起因するコスト上昇圧力により、この上昇率は約30年ぶりの大幅な増加だと報じた。 前年同月比では、輸入は18.4%増加し、原材料輸出が前年同月比40%増と急増した。 韓国銀行によると、輸出物価は前月比16.3%上昇した。ブルームバーグ通信は、この上昇は貿易フロー全体にわたる広範なインフレ圧力を示していると指摘した。 ブルームバーグ通信によると、両指標の上昇は、原油価格の上昇とウォン安を反映している。 韓国銀行の発表によると、輸出は前年同月比28.7%増加し、製造品輸出が前年同月比28.7%増と急増した。 ブルームバーグ通信は、韓国銀行(BOK)の李文熙(イ・ムンヒ)物価統計部長の発言として、「消費者物価の見通しは、中東情勢の展開や政府の物価安定策の有効性など、複数の要因によって左右されるだろう」と報じた。 国際通貨基金(IMF)の世界経済見通しによると、韓国の経済成長率は2026年に1.9%上昇する見込みだが、インフレ率は今年、前回予測の1.8%から2.5%に加速すると予測されている。 ブルームバーグ通信は、李昌鎔(リー・チャンヨン)総裁の発言を引用し、この予測は韓国銀行が物価上昇圧力の高まりを警告し、2026年のインフレ率が2.2%を超えるとの見通しを示したことを受けてのものだと述べた。 純貿易条件指数は、米ドル建てで前年比22.8%上昇した。
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