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4月のミシガン消費者信頼感指数は速報値から上方修正されたものの、3月からは依然として低下している。

-- ミシガン大学の消費者信頼感指数は、金曜日に上方修正され、4月の速報値47.6から49.8となった。ブルームバーグがまとめた調査では、48.5への小幅な上方修正が予想されていた。 この指数は、3月の確定値53.3を下回った。 現状指数は、速報値50.1から52.5に上方修正されたが、3月の55.8を下回った。一方、期待指数は46.1から48.1に上方修正された。3月の指数は51.7だった。 回答者は、今後1年間のインフレ率を4.7%、今後5年間のインフレ率を3.5%と予想しており、いずれも3月の3.8%と3.2%から上昇した。 ミシガン大学によると、イランでの2週間の停戦が発表された後、月末にかけて改善が見られたものの、4月は政治的立場に関わらず消費者信頼感は低下した。 隔週で発表されるミシガン大学消費者信頼感指数は、当月初めに発表される速報値と、月末に改訂される最終値で構成されています。 この主要指数は、現在の評価と近い将来の見通しを組み合わせたものです。指数の上昇は消費者の自信の高まりを示しており、その自信が消費に結びつく場合は株式市場にとってプラス要因となります。

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