-- 3月の生産者物価指数(PPI)は、2月の0.5%上昇に続き、0.5%上昇した。これは予想を下回る伸びで、エネルギー価格は8.5%上昇、食料品価格は0.3%下落した。 食料品とエネルギーを除いたコア価格は、前月の0.3%上昇に続き、0.1%上昇した。これも予想を下回る伸びだった。 3月のサービス価格は横ばいで、貿易サービス価格は0.3%下落した。 生産者物価の前年同月比上昇率は、前月の3.4%から4%に加速したが、コア価格は前年同月比3.8%で横ばいだった。 全米独立企業連盟(NFIB)の月次景況感指数は、2月の98.8から3月には95.8に低下した。10項目のうち8項目が低下し、特に企業収益動向が悪化した。 全米独立企業連盟(NFIB)のチーフエコノミスト、ビル・ダンケルバーグ氏は、「勤労家族減税法に含まれる20%の小規模事業者控除をはじめとする小規模事業者支援策は、小規模事業者にとって多くのメリットをもたらしてきた」と述べた。「しかし、原油価格の急騰は消費者と事業者双方に不安を与えている。小規模事業者は、こうした高騰した仕入れコストを吸収し、顧客に転嫁せざるを得ない状況だ。」 レッドブック誌によると、4月11日までの週の米国の既存店小売売上高は前年同期比7%増となった。これは、イースターサンデーの休業の影響で前週の7.6%増を下回る伸び率だった。今週の売上は季節商品が牽引した。
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