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英国2月份GDP增长超出预期,服务业强劲增长

-- 英国2月份国内生产总值(GDP)增长高于预期,主要得益于服务业、制造业和建筑业环比产出的增长。 英国国家统计局周四公布的数据显示,继1月份向上修正后的0.1%的增幅之后,英国2月份实际GDP环比增长0.5%。最新数据高于市场普遍预期的0.1%的增幅。 英国经济年增长率为1%,高于修正后的0.7%和预期的0.6%。截至2026年2月的季度,英国GDP环比增长0.5%,主要得益于服务业的全面增长。 “服务业的增长主要由批发、市场调研、酒店和出版业推动,这些行业在截至2月份的三个月中表现良好。与此同时,汽车生产也从秋季网络安全事件的影响中恢复过来,”英国国家统计局(ONS)首席经济学家格兰特·菲茨纳表示。“服务业和制造业的增长部分被建筑业的再次下滑所抵消,尽管下滑速度较之前有所放缓,租赁和知识产权许可业务也持续萎缩。” ONS数据显示,2月份服务业和制造业的月度产出均增长0.5%,此前1月份的数据分别修正为增长0.1%和下降0.1%。与此同时,建筑业产出增长1%,此前修正后的增幅为0.5%。 “英国2月份的产出大幅增长,但这符合自2022年以来的趋势,即第一季度的增长通常强于全年其他季度。我们对这些最新数据持谨慎态度,”荷兰国际集团(ING)表示,并指出,表面上的增长“好得令人难以置信”,而且由于中东持续不断的战争,英国经济前景预示着增速放缓。“无论如何,随着通胀率在7月之后升至4%,英国经济增长可能会在夏季放缓。” 该研究机构补充说,鉴于能源价格上涨和实际工资下降的预期,他们仍然不相信英国央行会在2026年提高关键利率。 “这是一个难以预测的结果,如果到6月份的会议时,经济动荡的情况没有得到实质性改善,那么预测就更加困难了。但就目前而言,我们预计利率将在2026年全年维持在3.75%不变,”荷兰国际集团表示。 英国央行计划于4月30日召开下一次货币政策会议。

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