-- 根據澳新銀行（ANZ）週三發布的報告，紐西蘭第一季失業率下降0.1個百分點至5.3%，與紐西蘭儲備銀行2月的預測基本一致。 報告顯示，失業率略低於澳新銀行先前預測的5.4%。 儘管失業率下降，但基礎數據顯示，就業成長低於預期，較上季僅0.2%，勞動參與率也略有下降。 同時，薪資成長維持穩定，與目標通膨水準相符。 雖然就業人數、工作時長和受薪工時在本季度均有所增長，與澳新銀行此前預測的第一季度國內生產總值環比增長0.8%基本吻合，但這些數據被視為“回顧過去”，因為近期全球油價衝擊改變了經濟前景。 數據顯示，在油價衝擊之前，勞動市場正依照紐西蘭儲備銀行的預測復甦，但這些數據對於預測勞動市場的未來走向卻鮮有助益。
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