-- 根據西太平洋銀行(Westpac)週五發布的報告,澳洲的信用卡交易活動在3月份季度增長了1.2%,但季度增長勢頭疲軟,低於2025年6月、9月和12月季度2%的平均增速。 西太平洋銀行-DataX信用卡追蹤指數在截至4月11日的三週內下降了2.2點,這反映了多種因素的影響,包括燃油消費稅的降低、燃油預購需求的緩解以及非燃油消費領域的持續放緩。 燃油價格上漲和銷售成長推動了3月份信用卡交易活動1.9%的成長,但燃油消費稅的暫時減半導致4月前兩週出現回落。非燃油消費活動在3月增加了0.5%,但截至4月中旬,季減了1.1%。 非燃油消費支出較上季成長緩慢,僅0.7%至0.9%。截至四月中旬,信用卡交易量成長1.1%。 報告指出,四月的疲軟可能部分源自於假日消費的持續影響。這種放緩是普遍現象,反映了燃油和非燃油支出方面的共同驅動因素。整體而言,經價格因素調整後,三月份當季的信用卡交易量成長可能持平或略有下降。
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