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新西兰3月份季度年度通胀率上升

-- 新西兰统计局周二公布的数据显示,新西兰3月份季度的年度消费者通胀率上涨3.1%,与截至2025年12月季度的12个月涨幅持平。 据Trading Economics的数据显示,市场普遍预期涨幅为2.9%。 报告指出,电力价格上涨是年度通胀率的最大推手,涨幅约为13%。 价格与平减指数发言人尼古拉·格罗登表示,电价上涨占3.1%年度涨幅的十分之一以上,这标志着电力价格连续第三个季度成为通胀上涨的最大推手。 其他推动年度通胀的主要因素包括地方政府税费上涨8.8%,肉类和家禽价格上涨8.6%,租金上涨1.2%,以及汽油价格上涨1.1%。 与上一季度相比,3月份季度的通胀率上升了0.9%,而2025年12月季度的涨幅为0.6%。 汽油价格上涨3.5%,是推高季度通胀率的主要因素;若剔除汽油价格,3月份季度的消费者价格指数(CPI)上涨了0.8%。 “汽油是新西兰家庭第三大支出项目,仅次于房租和建筑成本,”格罗登表示。 由于处方药费用上涨,3月份季度的药品价格也上涨了约18%。此外,糖果、坚果和零食、水果以及电力价格的上涨也是推高整体物价的主要因素。

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