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デジャルダン銀行は、GDPに基づくとカナダ経済は依然として「不安定な状態」にあり、給与データは「さらに脆弱な状況を示している」と述べている。

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-- デジャルダン銀行のロイス・メンデス氏は、本日発表されたGDPデータは、カナダ経済が2026年第1四半期まで「不安定な状態」にあることを示しており、本日発表された雇用統計は経済の「さらに脆弱な状況」を浮き彫りにしていると述べた。 カナダの国内総生産(GDP)は2月に前月比0.2%増加し、市場予想と一致したものの、3月には成長が鈍化し、カナダ統計局の速報値は第1四半期最終月の横ばいを示唆している。デジャルダン銀行の四半期GDP(支出別)と産業別GDPの推計値はいずれも年率換算で約1.5%の伸びを示しており、これはカナダ銀行の最新の予測と一致しているとメンデス氏は指摘した。 メンデス氏は、景気移行の弱さを踏まえ、デジャルダン銀行は中央銀行の第2四半期の成長率予測(約1.5%)に同意すると述べた。 同じく木曜日に発表された雇用・給与・労働時間調査(SEPH)のデータによると、2月の雇用者数は6万人減少し、1月の4万4000人の増加分を大きく上回った。 景気低迷は比較的広範囲に及び、貿易関連部門と非貿易関連部門の両方で雇用減少が見られた。メンデス氏は、ここ数カ月はオンタリオ州とケベック州が特に減少幅が大きかったと指摘した。 「本日発表されたGDPと雇用統計は、過剰なインフレ圧力を生み出す可能性が低い経済状況と整合的である」とメンデス氏は述べ、さらに「今後数カ月で原油価格が下落した場合でも、カナダ銀行は様子見の姿勢を維持できる。原油価格上昇の一時的な影響が、長期にわたる高インフレを引き起こすことはないと確信している」と付け加えた。

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