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密歇根州消费者信心指数在4月份初步调查中大幅下滑

-- 密歇根大学4月份的初步消费者信心指数从3月份的53.3降至47.6,远低于彭博社调查此前预测的51.5。 4月份的现状指数从3月份的55.8降至50.1,而预期指数则从51.7降至46.1。 密歇根大学表示:“所有年龄段、收入水平和政党的消费者信心均出现下滑,指数的各个组成部分也同样如此,这反映了本月消费者信心普遍下降的趋势。”该大学还补充说,消费者将伊朗冲突列为经济不利变化的原因。 受访者预计一年期通胀率为4.8%,较3月份的3.8%大幅上升;五年期通胀率预期也从3.2%升至3.4%。 密歇根消费者信心指数每月发布两次,衡量当月初的消费者信心(初步估计值),并在当月晚些时候进行修正(最终估计值)。该指数综合了当前的评估结果和对近期未来的预期。 该指数上升表明消费者信心增强,如果这种信心转化为实际消费,则对股票市场有利。但需求增加通常会引发通胀,对债券市场不利。

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