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日本のサービス業は2月にまちまちの様相を呈した。

-- 経済産業省は月曜日、日本のサービス業は2月に季節調整済みで1月比わずかに縮小したものの、前年同月比では依然として拡大したと発表した。 経済産業省によると、日本のサービス業指数は2月に1月比0.2%低下したが、前年同月比では1.9%拡大した。 同省は、個人向けサービス業(広義)は2月に前月比0.3%減少したが、前年同月比では1%増加したと付け加えた。 一方、企業向けサービス業(広義)は2月に前月比0.1%増加し、前年同月比では2.6%拡大したと経済産業省は述べた。 公式統計によると、日本の金融サービス業は特に好調で、2月は前年同月比12.2%増となった。 対照的に、小売業は自動車販売の低迷に引きずられ、2月は前年同月比0.8%減少したと経済産業省は報告した。 経済産業省が発表した2月の報告書は、S&Pグローバルが最近発表したサービス業関連の報告書に比べると、やや穏やかな内容だった。 S&Pグローバルが最近発表した報告書によると、日本のサービス業購買担当者景気指数(PMI)は3月に53.4となり、2月の53.8から低下したものの、景気拡大と縮小の分岐点となる50を依然として上回った。

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