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道明銀行表示,加拿大消費者本已承受巨大壓力,如今又遭受能源衝擊。

-- 加拿大道明銀行(TD)週五發布的3月勞動力調查報告顯示,勞動市場持續低迷,面臨多重經濟逆風。 該行補充道,這些逆風正在加劇,全球能源價格的飆漲已波及汽油價格,3月零售汽油價格較上季上漲23%,較去年同期上漲8.4%。 道明銀行指出,能源衝擊對消費者而言雪上加霜,更高的價格疊加在原本就已抑制經濟成長、使其低於潛在水準的生活成本壓力之上。結果是,消費者捉襟見肘,在衝擊到來之前,消費就已經開始失去動力。 道明銀行指出,3月的TD消費資料也印證了這個趨勢。經季節性調整後,每月消費支出成長從0.6%放緩至0.2%,考慮到當月汽油名目價格的上漲,實際成長率還會更低。 該行表示,消費組成也頗具啟發意義。加油站的貢獻最大,名目支出較上季成長8%,年增4.5%。如果沒有汽油支出的激增,商品支出和整體信用卡消費都會下降。 道明銀行指出,超市支出下降,顯示家庭正在收緊預算以抵消燃油成本上漲的影響。值得注意的是,服務業——近幾個季度的主要支撐——持平,旅遊和休閒娛樂支出均有所回落。 道明銀行認為,這對政策制定者來說是一個熟悉的難題。如果不是能源衝擊,加拿大央行很可能會討論降息。但現在,央行可能會維持利率不變,忽略短期內整體通膨的上升,而將重點放在核心通膨壓力和通膨預期。 從這個意義上講,加拿大相對疲軟的經濟狀況或許反而會成為一種助力,有助於抑制這次成本推動型衝擊帶來的第二輪影響。

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