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韓国、化石燃料価格高騰を受け3月の生産者物価が上昇

-- 韓国銀行が水曜日に発表したところによると、韓国の生産者物価指数(PPI)は3月に前年同月比4.1%上昇し、2月の同2.5%上昇から上昇幅が拡大した。石炭と石油価格の高騰が企業活動に影響を与えたためだ。 世界中の企業と同様に、韓国企業もホルムズ海峡の閉鎖による影響を受けている。この閉鎖により、原油と液化天然ガス(LNG)の供給量が世界、特にアジア太平洋地域へと減少している。 韓国銀行によると、石炭・石油製品のPPIは3月に前年同月比26.7%上昇し、2月からは31.9%上昇した。 他の韓国生産者セクターでも価格上昇が見られ、コンピュータ・電子・光学機器のPPIは前年同月比14.3%上昇した。これは、AIとデータセンターのブームにより、2026年には半導体および関連機器の需要が急増すると予測されているためだ。 韓国銀行によると、3月の金融・保険サービス業の生産者物価指数(PPI)は前年同月比21.5%上昇した。 一方、電力・ガス・水道・廃棄物処理サービスのPPIは前年同月比1.1%低下した。 韓国のPPIは、企業間取引における生産者への商品・サービスの価格を測定する指標である。PPIは、一般消費者が小売店で目にする価格を測定する消費者物価指数(CPI)とは異なる。 PPIは、小売業者がコスト削減分を消費者に転嫁しようとするため、その後のCPI変動の先行指標の一つとみなされている。 韓国銀行は4月19日の政策会合で、世界的な不確実性と、比較的穏やかな国内インフレと経済成長を理由に、政策金利を2.50%に据え置いた。

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