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日本2月份服务业表现喜忧参半。

-- 日本经济产业省周一发布的数据显示,经季节性调整后,2月份日本服务业环比略有萎缩,但同比仍实现增长。 经济产业省报告称,2月份日本服务业指数环比下降0.2%,但同比仍增长1.9%。 经济产业省补充道,2月份综合个人服务环比下降0.3%,但同比增长1%。 同时,综合商业服务环比增长0.1%,同比增长2.6%。 官方数据显示,日本金融服务业表现尤为强劲,2月份同比增长12.2%。 相比之下,受汽车销售疲软拖累,2月份零售业同比下降0.8%。 日本经济产业省 (METI) 二月份发布的报告比标普全球 (S&P Global) 近期发布的服务业报告更为温和。 标普全球近期报告显示,日本 3 月份服务业采购经理人指数 (PMI) 为 53.4,低于 2 月份的 53.8,但仍高于 50 的荣枯分界线。

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