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日本3月份生產者價格小漲

-- 由於國內業者面臨燃料成本上漲,日本3月生產者物價指數(PPI)小幅走高。 日本央行週五公佈的數據顯示,3月日本生產者物價指數(PPI)較去年同期上漲2.6%,高於2月的2.1%。 3月份PPI環比上漲0.8%,其中石油和煤炭分項指數PPI環比上漲7.7%,反映3月初霍爾木茲海峽關閉後全球燃料價格的飆漲。 全球約20%的石油產量經由霍爾木茲海峽運輸,而該海峽已被伊朗實際封鎖。 日本PPI衡量的是國內生產者在工廠門口與大型買家交易時所獲得的商品售價。它與衡量零售場所價格的消費者物價指數(CPI)有所不同。 日本央行報告稱,3月其他PPI分項指數普遍波動不大,但紡織品價格較上季上漲3%。 日本生產者物價指數(PPI)在疫情期間加速上漲,於2022年12月達到峰值,較去年同期上漲10.6%。 近期,日本PPI在2025年初年增超過4%,但此後增速逐漸放緩,直至3月的報告。 PPI被認為是衡量一個國家消費物價水準的重要指標之一,因為零售商試圖透過PPI來收回進貨成本。 日本央行設定的核心消費者物價指數(CPI-core)年通膨目標為2%,該指數剔除了生鮮食品物價。根據官方報告,該指標2月年增1.6%,低於2025年11月2%的漲幅。 日本央行下一次政策會議定於4月下旬舉行。各國央行行長將面臨油價上漲引發的通貨膨脹,但同時也將面臨經濟成長乏力,並可能因燃料價格上漲而受到掣肘。

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