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澳洲聯邦銀行稱,3月份澳洲家庭支出成長2.9%。

-- 根據澳洲聯邦銀行週四發布的《家庭支出洞察報告》,繼2月下降0.4%之後,澳洲3月份家庭支出成長2.9%,其中交通支出飆升22.9%。 報告也指出,即使剔除受燃油價格上漲影響的交通成本,家庭支出也成長了1%,所有12個類別都實現了每月成長。 澳洲聯邦銀行首席經濟學家貝琳達艾倫表示:“正如預期,3月份家庭支出的大幅增長反映了中東衝突導致的汽油價格上漲。” 該銀行預計,隨著家庭實際可支配收入成長放緩,家庭支出成長將下降,從而緩解通膨壓力。消費者前景對5月以後的利率走勢至關重要。 當月,餐飲支出成長1.2%,休閒娛樂支出成長0.9%。公用事業支出成長6.9%,保險支出成長2.5%。 該銀行表示,雖然燃料價格上漲初期提振了消費支出,但鑑於農業、採礦業和貨運業嚴重依賴柴油密集作業,偏遠地區更容易受到燃料價格持續上漲的影響。 艾倫補充說,如果燃油價格持續高企,偏遠地區的消費支出可能會放緩。

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