-- モントリオール銀行(BMO)は、カナダが2月の小売売上高と3月の速報値を金曜日の午前8時30分(東部時間)に発表すると発表した。 同行は、2月の小売売上高は前月比0.9%増になると予想しており、これはカナダ統計局の速報値と一致し、前月の1.1%増に続く堅調な伸びを示している。 BMOは、これは2025年春以来初めての2ヶ月連続の増加となり、「解放記念日」以降、米国の関税をめぐる不確実性が高まって以来続いている変動パターンを浮き彫りにするものだと指摘した。ガソリン価格の上昇が全体の増加を後押しする一方、自動車販売は低調で、自動車を除く支出の伸びも全体の伸びと同程度になるとみられる。 同行は、商品価格が横ばいであることから、支出額も2ヶ月連続で増加する可能性があると述べた。一方、3月の速報値は、イラン戦争勃発後の売上高の推移を早期に把握する手がかりとなるだろう。ガソリン価格の高騰により、一部の支出が生活必需品以外の商品から他の商品へとシフトすると予想される。 同行によると、3月の卸売貿易速報値も金曜日の午前8時30分(東部時間)に発表される予定だ。 BMOによると、カナダの2月の財政収支は通常金曜日に発表されるが、春季経済見通しが火曜日に発表される予定であるため、その日に発表される可能性がある。 同行によると、金曜日の早朝時点で、米ドル(USD)はやや軟調(BBDXY -0.05%)、カナダドル(CADまたはルーニー)は堅調(1米ドル=CAD -0.13%)となっている。
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