-- 澳大利亚国民银行(ASX:NAB)周二发布的报告显示,受中东冲突的影响,澳大利亚3月份商业信心指数下跌29点至-29,创下2020年4月以来的最低水平,也是自全球金融危机和新冠疫情爆发以来跌幅最大的时期之一。 商业状况指数维持在6点,略低于7点的长期平均水平,就业状况的改善被交易和盈利能力的下降所抵消。 NAB澳大利亚首席经济学家加雷斯·斯宾塞表示:“信心与商业状况之间的背离凸显了市场情绪对全球冲击的反应速度之快,即便短期内经济活动数据依然保持相对稳定。” 报告还指出,各行业状况喜忧参半,其中采矿业、运输业和公用事业增幅最大,而批发业跌幅最大。 按州划分,西澳大利亚州和南澳大利亚州的商业状况指数分别上升了17点和9点,而维多利亚州的跌幅最大,下降了11点。 产能利用率升至 83% 以上,并远高于长期平均水平;而远期订单下降 7 个百分点,回落至长期平均水平以下;资本支出下降 3 个百分点,扭转了上月的增长趋势,但仍处于较高水平。 “成本和价格指标受到的影响立竿见影,季度采购成本增长率翻了一番多,达到 3%,产品价格增长率也上升至 1.1%。”斯宾塞补充道。
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