-- 3月の小売売上高は前月の0.7%増に続き、1.7%増加した。ガソリンスタンドの売上高が15.5%急増したことが主な要因だが、他の小売売上高カテゴリーの広範な増加も支えとなった。 自動車販売の0.5%増を除くと、小売売上高は1.9%増加した。自動車とガソリンの両方を除いた場合でも0.6%増加しており、家具・建築資材、食料品店、百貨店、飲食店の売上高が伸びた。 自動車、ガソリン、建築資材、飲食店を除いたコントロールグループの売上高は、前月の0.6%増に続き、0.8%増加した。 フィラデルフィア連邦準備銀行のサービス業景況指数は、3月のマイナス23.9から4月にはマイナス16.5に上昇し、景気後退のペースが鈍化していることを示唆している。 レッドブック誌によると、4月18日までの週の米国の既存店小売売上高は前年同期比6.7%増となり、前週の7%増から伸びが鈍化した。春物商品の売上が伸び、生活必需品の売上を上回った。 全米不動産協会(NAR)の住宅販売保留指数は、住宅ローン金利の上昇にもかかわらず3月に1.5%上昇したが、前年同月比では1.1%減少した。NARは、需要増に対応するためには在庫の増加が必要だと述べている。 NARの4月の中古住宅販売データは5月11日に発表される予定だ。 企業在庫は前月の横ばいから一転して2月に0.4%増加し、企業売上高は前月の0.6%増に続き1.7%増加した。 アトランタ連銀の第1四半期GDP速報値は1.2%増となり、前回の1.3%増から下方修正された。次回の発表は4月29日に予定されている。
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