-- 瑞銀預測,加拿大3月未經季節性調整的消費者物價指數(CPI)較上季上漲1.1%,將是自2022年3月以來最大的月漲幅。 瑞銀指出,受此影響,12個月通膨率將從2月的1.7%躍升至3月的2.6%,這將是自去年2月以來最強勁的CPI漲幅。去年2月中旬,消費稅/統一銷售稅(GST/HST)優惠政策的結束推高了年度通膨率。瑞銀在隔夜報告中表示:“這一影響的消退可能也抑制了上個月的總體通膨率。” 加拿大將於週一公佈3月的CPI數據。 瑞銀表示,推動3月CPI飆升的關鍵因素是,該行預計能源價格環比上漲12.3%(未經季節性調整),這將是該項指標有史以來最大的單月漲幅,此前2月份的月度漲幅為2.3%。報告指出,這扭轉了近期的趨勢。此前,能源價格一直拖累著加拿大12個月的通膨,而隨著能源價格的強勁上漲,其對年通膨的影響將從2月份的近0.5個百分點的拖累轉為3月份的近0.2個百分點的推高。 瑞銀指出,聯邦政府近期宣布暫停徵收汽油、柴油和航空燃油的燃油消費稅,該稅項將於4月26日至9月7日生效。瑞銀表示,這意味著該政策的影響很可能要到5月的通膨數據才會顯現。 同時,瑞銀預計,食品價格通膨在2月溫和上漲0.05%之後,3月將回升至與1月相近的水平,季增約0.5%。報告指出,食品價格通膨一直是「消費價格籃子」中的關鍵組成部分,推高了整體CPI,但隨著3月份食品價格預計上漲,12個月的食品價格通膨率應會繼續放緩,從2月份的5.4%降至4.1%。瑞銀預測,剔除食品和能源價格的核心CPI在3月以非季節性調整(NSA)計算季增0.4%,略低於2月0.5%的漲幅,但高於去年3月的漲幅。據此,預計3月核心通膨率將從2月的1.96%升至2.17%。該行預計,今年大部分時間裡,核心通膨率將在2%上下波動。
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