-- 瑞银预测,加拿大3月份未经季节性调整的消费者价格指数(CPI)环比上涨1.1%,这将是自2022年3月以来最大的月度涨幅。 瑞银指出,受此影响,12个月通胀率将从2月份的1.7%跃升至3月份的2.6%,这将是自去年2月以来最强劲的CPI涨幅。去年2月中旬,消费税/统一销售税(GST/HST)优惠政策的结束推高了年度通胀率。瑞银在隔夜报告中表示:“这一影响的消退可能也抑制了上个月的总体通胀率。” 加拿大将于周一公布3月份的CPI数据。 瑞银表示,推动3月份CPI飙升的关键因素是,该行预计能源价格环比上涨12.3%(未经季节性调整),这将是该项指标有史以来最大的单月涨幅,此前2月份的月度涨幅为2.3%。报告指出,这扭转了近期的趋势。此前,能源价格一直拖累着加拿大12个月的通胀,而随着能源价格的强劲上涨,其对年通胀的影响将从2月份的近0.5个百分点的拖累转为3月份的近0.2个百分点的推高。 瑞银指出,联邦政府近期宣布暂停征收汽油、柴油和航空燃油的燃油消费税,该税项将于4月26日至9月7日期间生效。瑞银表示,这意味着该政策的影响很可能要到5月份的通胀数据才会显现。 与此同时,瑞银预计,食品价格通胀在2月份温和上涨0.05%之后,3月份将回升至与1月份相近的水平,环比上涨约0.5%。报告指出,食品价格通胀一直是“消费价格篮子”中的关键组成部分,推高了整体CPI,但随着3月份食品价格预计上涨,12个月的食品价格通胀率应会继续放缓,从2月份的5.4%降至4.1%。瑞银预测,剔除食品和能源价格的核心CPI在3月份按非季节性调整(NSA)计算环比上涨0.4%,略低于2月份0.5%的涨幅,但高于去年3月份的涨幅。据此,预计3月份核心通胀率将从2月份的1.96%升至2.17%。该行预计,今年大部分时间里,核心通胀率将在2%上下波动。
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