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3月房屋开工量激增,建筑许可数量骤降

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-- 美国政府周三公布的数据显示,受单户住宅和多户住宅项目强劲增长的推动,3月份美国房屋开工量意外大幅跃升,而建筑许可数量则大幅下降。 据美国人口普查局和住房与城市发展部的数据,3月份房屋开工量环比增长近11%,经季节性调整后的年化率为150万套。彭博社汇总的一项调查显示,市场普遍预期3月份房屋开工量将下降0.4%。官方数据显示,2月份房屋开工量初步统计为136万套。 道明经济咨询公司(TD Economics)的经济学家安德鲁·福兰(Andrew Foran)在一份报告中指出:“房屋建造活动在第一季度末表现强劲,3月份创下15个月以来的新高。” 3月份,至少包含5个单元的建筑开工量环比增长9.6%,达到44.6万套。其中,单户住宅开工量增长9.7%,达到103万套。根据政府数据,所有地区的房屋开工量均有所增长,其中东北部和中西部地区的增幅最大,分别达到25%和12%。 作为房屋建造前瞻性指标的建筑许可数量上月环比下降11%,至137万套,而华尔街此前预期降幅仅为0.3%。独栋住宅建筑许可数量下降3.8%,而五户及以上住宅建筑的许可数量则下降了24%。 据道明经济咨询公司(TD Economics)的数据显示,截至2月底,抵押贷款利率持续下降,30年期固定抵押贷款的全国平均利率近四年来首次跌破6%。 “然而,3月份抵押贷款利率上涨了约0.5个百分点,这可能反映在当月住宅建筑许可数量的大幅下降中,也预示着4月份的增长势头将有所放缓,”福兰表示。 本月初,全美住宅建筑商协会和富国银行表示,受经济不确定性、建材成本上涨和利率上升的影响,美国住宅建筑商信心在4月份跌至去年9月以来的最低点。 福兰周三表示:“考虑到初级金属关税政策调整、抵押贷款利率上升以及经济不确定性加剧等因素,短期内住宅建设活动可能仍将受到限制。”

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