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ミシガン州消費者信頼感指数、4月の速報値で急落

-- ミシガン大学が発表した消費者信頼感指数速報値は、4月に47.6となり、3月の53.3から低下した。ブルームバーグがまとめた調査では、51.5への上昇が予想されていたが、この結果は予想を大きく下回った。 現状指数は4月に50.1となり、3月の55.8から低下した。将来期待指数も46.1となり、3月の51.7から低下した。 ミシガン大学は、「年齢、所得、政党を問わず、あらゆる層で消費者信頼感が低下した。指数を構成するすべての項目も同様に低下しており、今月の消費者信頼感の低下が広範囲に及んでいることを示している」と述べ、消費者は経済への悪影響としてイラン紛争を挙げていると付け加えた。 回答者の1年後のインフレ期待は4.8%となり、3月の3.8%から大幅に上昇した。5年後のインフレ期待も3.4%となり、3.2%から上昇した。 隔週で発表されるミシガン大学消費者信頼感指数は、当月初めに発表される速報値と、月末に改訂される最終値で構成されています。この指数は、現在の評価と近未来への期待を組み合わせたものです。 指数の上昇は消費者の自信の高まりを示しており、その自信が消費に結びつく場合は株式市場にとってプラス要因となります。一方、需要の増加は通常インフレにつながるため、債券市場にとってはマイナス要因となります。

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