-- エンパイアステート指数は3月のマイナス0.2から4月には11.0に上昇し、月初の製造業景況感指数として景気拡大への回帰を示した。 輸入物価は3月に0.8%上昇したが、原油価格の9.4%高を除くと0.1%の上昇にとどまった。天然ガス価格の急落の影響を受けた全燃料価格の2.9%上昇を除くと、輸入物価は0.6%の上昇となった。 輸出物価は3月に1.6%上昇し、農産物価格の0.9%上昇を除くと1.7%の上昇となった。 全米住宅建設業者協会(NAHB)の住宅市場指数は3月の38から4月には34に低下し、1年前の40を下回った。この指数は2025年9月以来の低水準となった。 NAHBは、住宅建設業者の景況感悪化は、経済の不確実性、資材費の高騰、金利上昇に起因すると述べている。 モーゲージバンカーズ協会は、4月10日までの週の住宅ローン申請件数が前週の0.8%減から一転、1.8%増加したと発表した。住宅ローン金利の低下を受けて借り換えが増加した一方、不確実性が続く中で新規住宅申請は減少した。 4月10日までの週の原油在庫総量は510万バレル減少し、商業用原油在庫は90万バレル減、米国戦略石油備蓄(SPR)在庫は410万バレル減となった。ガソリン在庫と留出油在庫もともに減少した。
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