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波斯湾动荡令澳大利亚商业信心在三月份遭受重创

-- 澳大利亚国民银行(NAB)经济部周二发布的报告显示,受海湾冲突影响,澳大利亚3月份商业信心“暴跌”,重现了2008-09年全球金融危机和新冠疫情时期的低迷景象。 NAB经济部表示:“中东冲突爆发导致商业信心指数跌至-29点,这是该调查历史上第二大单月跌幅。如此大幅度的跌幅此前仅在全球金融危机和新冠疫情初期出现过。” 3月份之前,商业信心指数一直持平于零。 NAB经济部(隶属于澳大利亚大型银行NAB)的报告也指出,尽管澳大利亚3月份商业信心有所下降,但受访者认为企业经营状况基本保持不变。 NAB经济部表示:“与此同时,3月份企业经营状况指数仅下降1点至-6点,这反映出,尽管全球新闻背景影响了市场情绪,但其对实际活动的影响尚处于早期阶段。” 然而,NAB经济部补充道,3月份远期订单类别大幅下降,“抹去了年初以来的增长,表明企业谨慎情绪日益加剧”。 澳大利亚企业还报告运营成本上升。NAB表示,3月份商品运营成本环比上涨3%,劳动力成本环比上涨1.5%。 调查结果显示,3月份澳大利亚企业还报告销售额下滑,盈利能力下降。 NAB每月商业调查通过电话联系约600家小型、中型和大型非农业企业,以评估其商业信心和经营状况。

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