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3月生產者物價漲幅維持穩定,但能源成本卻大幅上漲

-- 由於伊朗戰爭引發的市場波動導致能源批發成本飆升,美國3月生產者物價指數(PPI)成長率趨於穩定。 美國勞工統計局週二公佈的數據顯示,經季節性調整後,3月生產者物價指數上漲0.5%,與2月持平。彭博社先前的一項調查顯示,2月的漲幅為1.1%。 勞工統計局表示,3月的上漲主要歸因於商品價格上漲1.6%,而商品價格上漲又是由能源價格上漲8.5%推動的。 在美以與伊朗爆發戰爭後,由於供應中斷,能源價格飆升。華盛頓和德黑蘭上週達成臨時停火協議,但週末在巴基斯坦舉行的談判未能達成協議。 據媒體週二引述美國總統川普的話報道,美伊可能在本週稍後恢復談判,地點可能在巴基斯坦。 「PPI大幅上漲凸顯了能源價格上漲的實質影響,以及全球價格衝擊對國內經濟更廣泛的通膨衝擊,」史提費爾首席經濟學家林賽·皮格扎在一份報告中寫道。 “隨著上游成本逐步傳導至生產環節,未來幾個月這種壓力可能會進一步加劇。” 美國勞工統計局(BLS)數據顯示,3月最終需求服務價格較上月持平,此前2月曾上漲0.3%。 3月批發成本年增速加速至4%,為12個月以來最大增幅,高於2月的3.4%。市場普遍預期為4.6%。 這份PPI報告發布之際,正值上周公布的官方數據顯示,3月消費者通膨率加速至近四年來的最高月度水準。

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