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3月の米小売売上高は予想以上に増加、自動車を除く売上高も増加

-- 米国の3月の小売売上高は1.7%増加し、ブルームバーグが東部時間午前7時35分時点でまとめた調査で予想されていた1.4%増を上回り、前月の改定値0.7%増に続く伸びとなった。 自動車販売の0.5%増を除くと、小売売上高は1.9%増となり、予想の1.4%増を上回った。これは2月の0.7%増に続くものだ。 自動車販売とガソリンスタンド販売の15.5%増を除くと、小売売上高は3月に0.6%増となり、2月と同じ伸び率となった。これは幅広い分野での伸びによるものだ。 飲食サービス業の売上高は、前月の0.5%増に続き、3月は0.1%増となった。 家具、家電、建築資材、ヘルスケア、百貨店、非店舗型小売業の売上高も顕著な伸びを示した。 自動車、建築資材、ガソリンスタンド、飲食サービスを除いたコントロールグループの売上高は、前月の0.6%増に続き、0.8%増加しました。 米国商務省が発表する月次小売売上高統計は、経済成長の大部分を占める小売商品と食料品への支出を測定しています。この統計は財への支出を対象としており、サービスに関する統計は毎月後半に発表されます。 投資家は、飲食サービス、自動車、ガソリンスタンド、建築資材を除いたコントロールグループの売上高に注目しています。なぜなら、この統計は経済成長を測定するGDP統計に直接反映されるからです。 このデータが米国経済の好調を示す場合、一般的に株式市場にとっては強気材料、債券市場にとっては弱気材料となります。

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