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3月工業生產意外下滑;牛津經濟研究院表示現在就將此歸咎於戰爭還為時過早

-- 聯準會數據顯示,美國3月工業生產意外下滑,但牛津經濟研究院表示,現在將下滑歸咎於中東衝突還為時過早。 聯準會週四表示,繼2月向上修正後的0.7%的成長之後,3月工業產出下降了0.5%。彭博社總結的一項調查顯示,市場普遍預期3月工業產出將成長0.1%。 牛津經濟研究院首席美國經濟學家伯納德·亞羅斯在發給的電子郵件中表示:“在涵蓋美以伊戰爭的第一個月,工業生產意外疲軟。然而,我們不會就3月份的下滑得出太多結論,此次下滑主要是由於採礦業和公用事業部門的產出大幅下降。” 聯準會數據顯示,採礦業產出上月下降了1.2%,而2月則成長了2.1%;公用事業產出在成長1.8%之後,下調了2.3%。 繼上月成長0.4%之後,3月製造業產出下降0.1%。耐久財製造業指數下降0.2%,主要原因是汽車及零件產業下降3.7%。 「汽車及零件的生產顯著拖累了工廠活動,而這又是製造業中最易受油價衝擊影響的行業之一,」亞羅斯表示。 自2月底爆發的伊朗戰爭以來,能源價格飆升,導致經由至關重要的霍爾木茲海峽的運輸受阻。上週末,美伊在巴基斯坦舉行的和平談判無果而終,但華盛頓和德黑蘭之間為期兩週的停火協議仍然有效。 「自伊朗戰爭爆發以來,我們下調了2026年剩餘時間工業生產成長的預測,」亞羅斯表示。 “目前來看,預測並未預期會出現任何環比工業生產下滑,因為人工智能建設和去年財政刺激方案中的投資激勵等關鍵因素將提供至關重要的支撐。” 本週早些時候,政府數據顯示,由於中東衝突引發的市場波動導致能源批發成本飆升,3月生產者價格成長趨於穩定。

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