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4月21日美國主要經濟數據每日彙總

-- 3月零售額成長1.7%,高於上月的0.7%,主要得益於加油站銷售額15.5%的大幅成長,其他零售類別的普遍成長也支撐了整體成長。 剔除汽車銷售額0.5%的成長後,零售額成長1.9%;若同時剔除汽車及汽油銷售額,零售額仍成長0.6%,其中家具及建材、雜貨店、百貨公司及餐飲服務場所的銷售額均成長。 剔除汽車、汽油、建材及餐飲服務等因素後,對照組銷售量成長0.8%,高於上月的0.6%。 費城聯邦儲備銀行4月份服務業指數從3月的-23.9升至-16.5,顯示經濟萎縮速度放緩。 根據《紅皮書》報道,截至4月18日當週,美國同店零售額較去年同期成長6.7%,低於前一週的7%。春季商品銷售回升,帶動了消費必需品銷售的成長。 儘管抵押貸款利率上升,但美國全國房地產經紀人協會(NAR)的3月份待售房屋指數仍上漲了1.5%,但比去年同期下降了1.1%。 NAR表示,需要增加庫存以滿足不斷增長的需求。 NAR的4月成屋銷售數據將於5月11日發布。 2月份商業庫存成長0.4%,前一個月持平;商業銷售額在2月份成長1.7%,此前一個月成長0.6%。 亞特蘭大聯邦儲備銀行對第一季GDP的最新預測為成長1.2%,低於先前預測的1.3%。下次更新將於4月29日發布。

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