-- S&Pグローバルは金曜日、世界的な原油価格の低迷にもかかわらず、日本の製造業は4月に拡大したと発表した。ただし、一部の生産は予防的な緩衝材や在庫の積み増しを目的としたものだった。 S&Pグローバルは月次調査を引用し、日本の製造業購買担当者景気指数(PMI)が4月に55.1に上昇し、3月の51.6から上昇、景気拡大と縮小の分岐点である50をさらに上回ったと報告した。 S&Pグローバルによると、一部の製造業経営者は「中東戦争による将来のサプライチェーンの遅延や価格上昇への懸念から、顧客が新規発注を行った」と指摘しており、工場も4月に予防的な在庫を積み増したという。 しかし、日本の産業界は4月、世界的なAIブームにも乗じた。「AI関連技術への需要増加が売上増を支えたとの報告もあった」とS&Pグローバルは述べている。 日本の製造業者は4月、コスト上昇と顧客への価格引き上げの両方を報告した。 S&Pグローバルによると、工場経営者は「最新の調査期間中、原材料、石油、輸送費の高騰を頻繁に指摘した」という。「利益率への圧力を緩和するため、企業は販売価格を引き上げた」。 日本の製造業は4月にも雇用を増やし、その増加率は2022年初頭以来の最高水準となった。 需要は堅調だったものの、日本の製造業は4月、地政学的な要因を理由に慎重な姿勢を示した。 S&Pグローバルによると、「中東戦争とその世界経済情勢への影響をめぐる不確実性」を理由に、調査回答者の1年後の見通しに対する楽観度は、2020年6月以来2番目に低い水準にまで低下した。 日本の製造業PMIは、S&Pグローバルが4月9日から23日にかけて400社の製造業者から収集した調査データに基づいて算出された。
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