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西太平洋银行称,在中东冲突爆发前,澳大利亚的就业增长趋势为正。

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-- 西太平洋银行周四在一份报告中指出,澳大利亚3月份的劳动力市场数据基本符合预期,在中东冲突爆发前,就业增长趋势已转为积极态势。 该银行提醒,现在就预期中东冲突或近期加息对劳动力市场指标产生连锁反应还为时尚早。这些数据反映的是在这些因素影响之前,劳动力市场的初始状态。 澳大利亚统计局的数据显示,经季节性调整后,澳大利亚3月份的失业率维持在4.3%,与上月持平。就业人数增加了17,900人,总就业人数达到1480万人。西太平洋银行此前预测的就业人数为25,000人。 报告指出,这些数据表明,年初失业率的下降是由于劳动力参与率暂时下降,而非持续的就业市场紧缩。 该行的基本预测假设霍尔木兹海峡将关闭八周,之后航运和过境运输将逐步恢复。在这种情况下,经调整后的平均通胀率预计将在下半年达到峰值,约为4%,央行预计将在5月、6月和8月再加息三次。 西太平洋银行补充道,劳动力市场很可能成为经济的“滞后指标”,燃油价格上涨或全球不确定性带来的任何影响都更有可能在今年晚些时候显现。该行预测,失业率将升至季度平均4.9%,并在2027年期间受利率上升的影响而维持在该水平附近。

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