-- 根據澳洲國民銀行(NAB)週三發布的消費者支出趨勢報告,受油價上漲帶動燃油支出大幅增加的推動,澳洲3月份消費者支出較上季成長2.1%。 與去年同期相比,消費者支出成長8.4%。 剔除燃油支出後,消費者支出較上季成長0.7%,年增7.5%,主要得益於食品支出增加以及建築和服務成本上漲。 NAB首席經濟學家薩莉·奧爾德表示:“3月份消費者支出增長2.1%,主要受燃油價格飆升導致燃油支出大幅增長33.5%的推動。” 報告補充道,3月份燃油支出成長34%,年增25.7%,價格漲幅超過單筆交易支出,顯示油價上漲導致消費者進行預防性購買,並減少了加油次數。 3月商品支出成長3.7%,服務支出成長0.4%,其中公用事業和電信服務成長最為顯著。 隨著支出轉向非必需品,消費者在3月開始減少非必需服務支出,燃油支出成為主要成長點。同時,咖啡館、餐廳、飯店和旅遊等類別的支出有所下降。 3月份,澳洲各州和地區的消費者支出均有所成長,其中南澳和昆士蘭的成長最為強勁。過去一年,全國的支出成長主要由必需品類別推動,尤其是公用事業和燃料。 奧爾德表示:“目前,消費者已經消化了燃油成本上漲帶來的影響,對其整體支出影響甚微。然而,非必需品類別,尤其是餐飲、旅遊和個人服務,表現明顯不佳。” 奧爾德補充道:“我們預計,生活成本上漲的壓力將繼續對家庭預算造成持續壓力,並抑制非必需品支出。”
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