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ニュージーランドの消費者信用需要はここ数週間で軟化したが、前年比では依然として高い水準にあるとセントリックスが発表

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-- ニュージーランドの消費者信用需要はここ数週間で軟化し、問い合わせ件数も減少したものの、前年同期比では1.3%増を維持したと、Centrixが新たな報告書で発表した。 住宅ローンの問い合わせ件数は11%以上、自動車ローンの需要は8%以上、個人ローンの問い合わせ件数は8%近く増加した。一方で、クレジットカードの需要は17%以上減少し、小売エネルギー関連の問い合わせ件数は28%以上減少した。 消費者の延滞件数は3月に再び減少し、2023年9月以来の最低水準となった。しかし、報告書によると、依然として90日以上支払いを滞納している消費者が9万5000人おり、状況は必ずしも楽観視できるものではない。 セクター別に見ると、農業は引き続き好調だが、サービス経済は全体的に低迷しており、ホスピタリティ産業も依然として脆弱な状態にあるとCentrixは述べている。 同社は、燃料価格の高騰が信用指標に及ぼす影響はまだ完全には反映されていないという見方が、経済学者やビジネスリーダーの間で広く共有されていると指摘した。

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