-- 標普全球4月製造業指數初值上升至54.0，創47個月新高，高於3月的52.3，此前紐約和費城聯邦儲備銀行的地區數據均有所上升。 ISM全國製造業指數將於5月1日公佈。 同時，標普全球4月份服務業指數初值也從3月的49.8升至51.3，顯示服務業溫和擴張。 ISM服務業指數將於5月5日公佈。 芝加哥全國經濟活動指數從2月的0.03降至3月的-0.20，其中大多數分項指數均呈現負成長。 堪薩斯城聯邦儲備銀行製造業指數從3月的11降至4月的10。 截至4月18日當週的就業調查數據顯示，首次申請失業救濟人數增加6,000人，達21.4萬人，四周移動平均值上升750人，達21.075萬人。 截至3月14日當週的就業調查數據顯示，首次申請失業救濟人數為20.5萬人。 截至4月11日當週，投保申請人數增加1.2萬人，達182.1萬人。 截至4月17日當週，天然氣庫存增加1,030億立方英尺，達到2.063兆立方英尺，較上年同期成長7.4%，較過去五年同期季節性平均高出7.1%。
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