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Xero表示,紐西蘭小型企業持續緩慢復甦。

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-- Xero週四表示,紐西蘭小型企業正緩慢復甦,並在去年下半年取得的改善基礎上持續發展,3月季度銷售額成長3.9%,但不斷攀升的燃油衝擊風險仍不明朗。 根據Xero小型企業洞察(XSBI)的數據,就業人數的增加表明小型企業主對銷售復甦的可持續性開始更有信心。然而,鑑於中東衝突引發的高油價,這種信心在未來幾個月可能會受到考驗。 該公司補充說,最新的消費者物價指數在3月份季度上漲了3.1%,但並未反映出普遍的通膨上升,這表明XSBI的銷售成長是「經濟活動真正改善」的指標,而不是由價格上漲驅動的。 各行業的銷售額均有所成長,其中其他服務業和零售業的增幅最大,分別成長了5.4%和5.1%。 燃油價格上漲和燃油供應擔憂帶來的外部衝擊正值經濟持續成長之際,直接損害了小型企業的利益,導致成本上升和消費者在非燃油商品和服務上的支出減少。 該公司表示,這個依賴燃油進口的國家目前的燃油庫存“充足”,並建議小型企業照常購買燃油。

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