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CIBCが語るカナダ経済の1週間展望

-- エイブリー・シェンフェルド氏によると、ガソリン価格の上昇を受けて3月の消費者物価指数(CPI)が「大幅に上昇」しても誰も驚かないだろうとのことだ。しかし、同氏は、その月の航空券は事前に購入されており、店頭に並んでいた非食料品はディーゼル価格の高騰前に出荷されていたため、コアインフレへの波及効果を正確に把握するには時期尚早だと述べた。CIBCは、CPIが3月に1%、前年同月比で2.5%上昇すると予測しており、市場予想はそれぞれ1.1%と2.6%となっている。同行は、CPIコア・メディアンとトリムはともに前年同月比で2.3%上昇すると予測しており、市場予想はそれぞれ2.4%と2.3%となっている。 シェンフェルド氏は、来週金曜日に発表される2月の小売売上高は「大幅な」伸びを示すだろうと述べた。また、3月はガソリンスタンド以外の販売量が低迷する可能性があるものの、第1四半期の消費状況は「かなり良好」だったようだと付け加えた。シェンフェルド氏は、低所得者向けGST(物品サービス税)還付と燃料消費税減税が影響を緩和するものの、第2四半期はエネルギー価格の高騰が消費者を圧迫し、打撃を受けるだろうと述べた。同氏はさらに、小売部門を持続的な成長軌道に乗せるには、雇用統計の改善が必要だと付け加えた。CIBCは、小売売上高(総売上高および自動車を除く)の伸び率を0.8%と予測しており、市場予想の0.9%と0.8%を下回っている。 CIBCはまた、月曜日に発表される第1四半期企業景況感調査とカナダ消費者期待調査の結果を待っている。火曜日には、3ヶ月物国債164億ドル、6ヶ月物国債58億ドル、1年物国債58億ドルの入札が行われ、水曜日には10年物カナダ国債50億ドルの入札が行われる。 木曜日には、3月の工業製品価格と原材料価格のデータが発表される。

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