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中東戰爭推高燃油成本,英國3月通膨攀升

-- 英國3月整體通膨率攀升,中東戰爭引發燃料價格飆升,進一步印證了市場預期,英國央行很可能在即將召開的貨幣政策會議上維持利率不變。 英國國家統計局週三公佈的數據顯示,3月年通膨率從上月的3%上升至3.3%。最新數據與市場普遍預期相符。 3月消費者物價指數季增0.7%,低於前值0.4%及預期的0.6%。 英國國家統計局將通膨上升主要歸因於交通運輸部門,尤其是燃油價格上漲。首席經濟學家格蘭特·菲茨納表示,燃油價格的漲幅創下三年多來新高。 截至2026年3月的12個月內,交通運輸部門的價格上漲了4.7%,高於截至2026年2月的12個月內的2.4%。整體汽車燃油價格上漲了4.9%,創下自2023年1月以來的最高水準。 「本月機票價格上漲是另一個推高物價的因素,食品價格也隨之上漲。唯一顯著抵消物價上漲的是服裝價格,其漲幅低於去年同期,」菲茨納補充道。 “受原油和汽油價格上漲的推動,企業原材料成本和工廠出貨商品的月度成本均大幅上漲。” 剔除能源、食品、酒精和菸草價格後,英國3月的年通膨率小幅下降至3.1%,低於先前預期的3.2%。核心消費者物價較上月上漲0.4%,低於先前的0.6%和預期的0.5%。 「英國最新公佈的CPI數據幾乎沒有告訴我們未來通膨浪潮的規模和持續時間。英格蘭銀行目前仍處於盲目摸索階段,雙方的分歧尚未解決。但目前有限的調查數據顯示,通膨形勢尚不令人擔憂,」荷蘭國際集團(ING)在一份報告中指出。 “只要通膨率不大幅飆升至4%以上——英格蘭銀行認為,超過4%更有可能引發持續的價格壓力——我們認為英格蘭銀行今年會傾向於維持利率不變。” 英格蘭銀行計劃於4月30日召開下一次貨幣政策會議。

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