-- 根据西太平洋银行新西兰分行周三发布的一份报告,受中东冲突的影响,新西兰民众的消费习惯和行为正发生显著变化。 该银行表示,84%的受访者表示,他们已根据冲突调整了消费行为,高于3月19日调查时的74%。 这项调查由研究平台Ideally于4月30日进行,共有530名年龄在18至80岁之间的受访者参与。 超过四分之三的受访者担心冲突会对其财务状况造成影响。 在已经改变或正在考虑在未来六个月内改变消费行为的受访者中,41%的人表示相信这些改变将有助于他们应对冲突对财务状况的影响,而24%的人则表示没有信心。 截至4月30日,减少非必要支出的受访者比例从3月份的28%上升至43%,而减少驾车出行的受访者比例则从之前的41%上升至51%。调查还显示,35%的受访者改变了购买食品杂货的方式,高于3月份的26%。 西太平洋银行新西兰首席执行官凯瑟琳·麦格拉斯指出,自冲突爆发以来,为了抵消不断上涨的燃油成本,西太平洋银行的客户减少了在服装和餐饮等方面的刷卡消费。 截至3月底,近三分之二的西太平洋银行房贷客户提前还款超过三个月,略高于六个月前。客户的还款中位数为提前10.6个月。
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