-- 加拿大帝国商业银行（CIBC）在周五公布数据后表示，尽管汽油价格上涨开始挤压家庭收入，但2月份加拿大零售销售仍延续了年初的强劲势头，未来仍将面临更严峻的考验。 该银行指出，2月份整体销售额环比增长0.7%，略低于市场普遍预期的0.9%，但高于上月向上修正后的1.2%的环比增幅。 剔除汽车和汽油的核心销售额环比增长0.6%，整体销量环比增长0.3%。汽车、食品饮料、一般商品和服装行业的销售额环比均增长约1%。 CIBC表示，3月份的初步预估显示整体销售额环比增长0.6%，看似“稳健”，但当月汽油价格的大幅上涨将拉高这一名义数字，实际销售额可能与上月基本持平。 据该银行称，总体而言，第一季度零售销售似乎创下了自美国贸易紧张局势开始对消费者信心产生负面影响以来的最佳季度增长。 然而，由于油价上涨限制了部分家庭的非必需品支出能力，加拿大帝国商业银行（CIBC）预计第二季度消费者支出规模将再次放缓。
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