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印度4月份制造业活动加速,但增长依然疲软

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-- 根据标普全球周一发布的数据,印度制造业活动在4月份加速增长,经季节性调整的汇丰印度制造业采购经理人指数(PMI)从3月份的53.9升至4月份的54.7。 制造业活动主要受强劲出口的推动,但印度制造商的新业务拓展和生产仅出现温和复苏。增速仍为2022年以来第二低。 投入成本和产出成本分别以44个月和6个月以来的最快速度上涨,给制造业增长带来压力。 报告指出:“调查参与者表示,广告和需求的韧性支撑了销售和生产,但增长受到竞争环境、中东战争以及客户不愿批准待定报价的阻碍。” 此次经济形势的亮点在于出口订单的大幅增长,创下七个月来的新高,这主要得益于澳大利亚、法国、日本、肯尼亚、中国大陆、沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋和英国等国家客户需求的强劲增长。 汇丰银行首席印度经济学家普兰朱尔·班达里表示:“中东冲突的溢出效应日益明显,尤其体现在通胀方面:投入成本增速创下2022年8月以来的最快水平,产出价格增速也达到六个月来的最高水平。即便如此,产出、新订单(包括出口)和就业均实现了温和增长,表明印度制造业依然保持韧性。” 尽管未完成业务量仅略有增长,但就业增长率却达到了十个月以来的最高水平。 制造商的整体乐观情绪自3月份以来有所下滑;然而,由于市场预期营销活动将取得成效,以及待审批项目将获得批准,目前的乐观情绪仍为2024年11月以来的第二高水平。

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