-- 由于伊朗战争引发的市场波动导致能源批发成本飙升,美国3月份生产者价格指数(PPI)增速趋于稳定。 美国劳工统计局周二公布的数据显示,经季节性调整后,3月份生产者价格指数上涨0.5%,与2月份持平。彭博社此前的一项调查显示,2月份的涨幅为1.1%。 劳工统计局表示,3月份的上涨主要归因于商品价格上涨1.6%,而商品价格上涨又是由能源价格上涨8.5%推动的。 在美以与伊朗爆发战争后,由于供应中断,能源价格飙升。华盛顿和德黑兰上周达成临时停火协议,但周末在巴基斯坦举行的谈判未能达成协议。 据媒体周二援引美国总统特朗普的话报道,美伊可能在本周晚些时候恢复谈判,地点可能在巴基斯坦。 “PPI大幅上涨凸显了能源价格上涨的实质性影响,以及全球价格冲击对国内经济更广泛的通胀冲击,”斯蒂费尔首席经济学家林赛·皮格扎在一份报告中写道。“随着上游成本逐步传导至生产环节,未来几个月这种压力可能会进一步加剧。” 美国劳工统计局(BLS)数据显示,3月份最终需求服务价格环比持平,此前2月份曾上涨0.3%。 3月份批发成本同比增速加快至4%,为12个月以来最大增幅,高于2月份的3.4%。市场普遍预期为4.6%。 这份PPI报告发布之际,正值上周公布的官方数据显示,3月份消费者通胀率加速至近四年来的最高月度水平。
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