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韓國3月生產者價格因化石燃料稅上漲

-- 韓國央行週三發布的數據顯示,受煤炭和石油價格上漲衝擊,韓國3月生產者物價指數(PPI)較去年同期上漲4.1%,高於2月的2.5%。 與全球企業一樣,韓國企業也受到了霍爾木茲海峽關閉的影響,導致全球原油和液化天然氣(LNG)供應減少,尤其是亞太地區。 韓國央行報告稱,3月韓國煤炭和石油產品PPI年增26.7%,季增31.9%。 其他韓國生產產業價格也出現上漲,例如電腦、電子和光學設備PPI年增14.3%,原因是人工智慧和資料中心的蓬勃發展預計到2026年,半導體及相關產品的需求將大幅成長。 韓國央行補充道,3月金融和保險服務PPI年增21.5%。相較之下,電力、瓦斯、水務和垃圾處理公用事業的PPI年減1.1%。 韓國的PPI衡量的是企業間交易中生產者購買商品和服務的成本。 PPI不同於消費者物價指數(CPI),後者衡量的是一般消費者在零售場所購買商品和服務的成本。 PPI被認為是CPI後續變化的先兆,因為零售商會試圖將成本或節省轉嫁給消費者。 在4月19日的政策會議上,韓國央行將基準利率維持在2.50%不變,理由是全球情勢不明朗,且韓國國內通膨和經濟成長相對溫和。

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