-- 据艾弗里·申菲尔德 (Avery Shenfeld) 称,由于汽油价格上涨,3 月份总体 CPI 大幅上涨在所难免。但他表示,鉴于当月机票已提前售出,且货架上的非食品商品在柴油价格飙升前就已经发货,现在判断核心通胀受此影响的程度还为时尚早。加拿大帝国商业银行 (CIBC) 预计 3 月份 CPI 将上涨 1%,同比上涨 2.5%,而市场普遍预期分别为 1.1% 和 2.6%。该行预测,CPI 核心中值和修正值同比均将上涨 2.3%,而市场普遍预期分别为 2.4% 和 2.3%。 申菲尔德表示,下周五公布的 2 月份零售销售数据应该会显示“大幅”增长。他还补充说,虽然 3 月份加油站以外的零售量可能会有所下降,但第一季度的消费情况看起来“相当不错”。申菲尔德表示,虽然低收入人群的消费税退税和燃油消费税减免将缓解冲击,但第二季度仍将受到能源成本上涨的冲击,消费者支出将受到挤压。他补充说,我们需要更强劲的就业数据才能使零售业走上持续增长的道路。加拿大帝国商业银行(CIBC)预测,当月零售贸易总额和(不含汽车)零售额均增长0.8%,而市场普遍预期分别为0.9%和0.8%。 CIBC还在等待周一公布的第一季度商业展望调查和加拿大消费者预期调查。周二将拍卖164亿加元的3个月期国债、58亿加元的6个月期国债和58亿加元的1年期国债,周三将拍卖50亿加元的10年期加拿大国债。 周四将公布3月份的工业产品价格和原材料数据。
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