-- 加拿大國家銀行指出，下週的焦點將是周一公佈的3月消費者物價指數（CPI）數據。該行表示，受中東衝突影響，汽油價格飆升，可能導致未經季節性調整的CPI環比上漲1.2%。這可能使12個月CPI漲幅從1.8%升至2.6%，達到2025年2月以來的最高水準。加拿大國家銀行補充道，核心通膨率可能保持“較為穩定”，CPI中位數和CPI修正值均可能維持在2.3%的水平。 另一個重要事件是下週五公佈的2月零售銷售報告。加拿大國家銀行表示，根據先前公佈的汽車銷售數據，預計汽車及零件支出以及加油站支出（可能受益於油價上漲）將對整體零售銷售數據產生正面影響。整體而言，2月份的商品支出可能會成長0.9%。報告補充說，若不計汽車銷量，其他商品的銷量也可能有所增長，儘管增速略慢（+0.7%）。 加拿大國家銀行也將密切關注週四公佈的3月份工業產品價格指數（IPPI）以及週一公佈的加拿大央行第一季商業展望調查（BOS）。
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