-- 澳大利亚工业集团周三表示，由于制造业和建筑业持续疲软以及燃油成本上涨带来的压力抵消了订单和就业方面出现的早期企稳迹象，澳大利亚4月份的工业活动依然处于萎缩状态。 澳大利亚工业指数4月份上涨9.8点，但仍处于萎缩状态，为-24.4。 澳大利亚制造业绩效指数上涨0.7点至-27.9，而澳大利亚建筑业绩效指数则飙升37.8点至-19.3。制造业疲软，建筑业略有复苏，但由于固定价格合同限制了燃油成本的转嫁，两者仍处于萎缩状态。 4月份出现了一些企稳迹象，商业活动指数上涨4.5点至-31.2，就业指数上涨4.5点至-25.2，新订单指数上涨7.7点至-24.8，反映出此前下滑的部分回升。 投入价格指数上涨13.5点至69.3，销售价格指数上涨3.9点至23.1，平均工资指数上涨2.1点至36.2。成本上涨扩大了投入价格与产出价格之间的差距，限制了企业将上涨成本转嫁给消费者的能力。 燃油价格上涨正通过供应链传导，运输税费推高了4月份的通胀，而更广泛的能源短缺可能会在未来几个月将价格压力蔓延至工业材料。
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