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カナダの平均時給の最近の上昇は懸念材料ではない、とカナダ国立銀行が発表

-- カナダ国立銀行は、3月の労働力調査(LFS)の結果から、カナダの経済状況は「米国との貿易摩擦、そして現在進行中の中東情勢の地政学的状況(膠着状態に陥れば世界経済を低迷に陥れる可能性がある)といった極めて不確実な経済情勢の中で、依然として脆弱である」と指摘した。 後者は今後数カ月間、特に原油価格の上昇を通じてインフレに上昇圧力をかけるだろうが、カナダ国立銀行は利上げに踏み切る前に、慎重な対応を取るべきだと同行は考えている。 カナダ国立銀行は、こうした不確実な環境下では、住宅市場の低迷、信用供与の伸びの鈍化、そして2026年に予想される住宅ローン返済ショックに反映されるように、金融政策は特に刺激的な効果を発揮していないと述べている。 さらに、インフレは原油価格ショック以前は正しい方向に進んでおり、同行は過去2カ月間に見られた平均時給の上昇加速について、現時点では懸念していない。正社員の賃金は3月に前年同月比5.1%、2026年には4.2%上昇している。 2月 実際、カナダ統計局は、構成効果を考慮した場合、全従業員の時給上昇率はわずか3.6%にとどまり、ここ数ヶ月と同水準であると指摘している。したがって、ナショナル・バンクの見解では労働市場は依然として供給過剰の状態にあるため、表面的な賃金上昇は一時的なものに過ぎない可能性がある。

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