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加拿大皇家银行对本周加拿大宏观经济数据进行前瞻分析

-- 加拿大皇家银行(RBC)表示,本周加拿大经济数据发布相对平静,市场关注的焦点集中在将于周三发布的2月份制造业和批发贸易报告上。 加拿大统计局的初步数据显示,2月份剔除石油和农产品后的批发销售额环比增长2.3%,制造业销售额环比增长3.8%,主要得益于运输子行业和食品加工品销售额的增长。 该银行指出,这两项数据均与此前的报道一致,即去年底和2026年初汽车生产的中断是暂时的。此前的中断与部分工厂的半导体短缺有关,而1月份的最新中断则是由于部分工厂冬季改造时间比往年更长,以生产新车型。 加拿大皇家银行表示,制造业和批发业的预期反弹表明,在经历了年初的疲软之后,2月份商品行业的增长势头将更加强劲。结合此前的数据,这些数据进一步强化了这样一种观点:在1月份小幅增长之后,潜在的经济活动正在逐步改善。 该银行指出,在经济服务领域,房屋二手房销售持续承压,3月份的早期市场报告喜忧参半,此前自2025年10月以来,全国二手房销售已连续四个月下滑。 早期报告显示,部分市场(包括多伦多)的销售有所增长,但温哥华的销售仍在下滑。不列颠哥伦比亚省、阿尔伯塔省和安大略省的房价也继续小幅下跌,而魁北克省、草原省份部分地区和大西洋沿岸地区的房价则有所上涨。 加拿大皇家银行补充道,总体而言,1月份实际国内生产总值环比增长0.1%,初步估计显示2月份将继续扩张,从而支撑第一季度经济增长回升。 总的来说,尽管各行业仍存在波动,但目前的数据与该银行对第一季度温和增长且增长势头正在增强的基本预测基本一致。

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