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加拿大国家银行称,尽管面临不利因素,加拿大第一季度经济仍保持稳定。

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-- 加拿大国家银行表示,加拿大经济2月份环比增长0.2%,与加拿大统计局一个月前发布的初步估计数据一致。 制造业的强劲反弹是推动经济增长的主要动力。继1月份下降1.3%之后,制造业2月份环比增长1.8%。 加拿大国家银行指出,不应过分乐观地看待制造业的强劲增长,因为此次增长主要归功于汽车装配厂在经历了1月份因生产模式变更、设备改造和维护等原因导致的停产后恢复正常运营。 尽管2月份制造业有所反弹,但其活动水平仍比去年同期低3.1%。加拿大国家银行表示,美国关税以及美墨加协定续签的不确定性仍然困扰着制造业。该银行回顾称,此前仅针对零部件成本征收的50%钢铁、铝和铜关税,已于4月初被25%的关税取代,该关税适用于产品总价,从而显著影响了某些产品的竞争力。 除制造业外,加拿大经济在2月份停滞不前。 该银行补充道,总体而言,周四公布的数据证实,尽管面临当前不利因素,加拿大经济在第一季度依然保持稳定。尽管3月份经济预期停滞,但按行业划分的GDP显示,第一季度年化增长率为1.7%。 19个行业中至少有12个行业在第一季度实现了增长。在正常情况下,这样的增长被认为是可观的,但加拿大国家银行指出,目前人口正在萎缩,这抑制了经济的潜在GDP增长。 因此,人均GDP有望迎来15个季度以来的最强劲增长,年化增长率达到2.1%。对于一个供应过剩且失业率高于充分就业水平的经济体而言,这无疑是个好消息。然而,过去的表现并不能保证未来经济增长的持续。 加拿大央行表示,由于关税的不确定性和全球地缘政治局势,加拿大经济目前仍然脆弱。虽然大宗商品价格上涨可能惠及部分行业,但潜在的利好将被消费者面临的负面影响所抵消,因为消费者正面临通胀飙升的困境。 全国主要城市中心(包括多伦多和温哥华)房地产市场的疲软正在造成负面的财富效应,这对消费者而言又是一大不利因素。

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