据美国商务部周四公布的数据显示,受快速上涨的汽油价格推动,美联储首选的通胀衡量指标个人消费支出(PCE)价格指数在3月份同比升至3.5%,创下近三年来的最高水平。从具体表现来看,该指数环比上涨0.7%,较前月0.4%的增幅出现快于预期的加速,目前正以自2023年5月以来的最快步伐攀升。
这一通胀数据的突然飙升,其根源直接指向了当前持续动荡的中东局势。
CNN指出。目前进入第九周的美以对伊战争已对全球经济造成显著冲击。波斯湾和霍尔木兹海峡的航运交通急剧萎缩,扼杀了石油、天然气等关键物资贸易的重要水道。作为中东冲突挤压石油贸易的余震,能源价格的急剧上涨很大程度上主导了此次通胀的意外跃升。
然而,尽管能源价格大幅拉高了整体数据,但深层的核心物价压力表现相对平稳。数据显示,在剔除食品和能源成本后,3月核心物价较上月上涨0.3%,按年率计算上涨3.2%。这一结果与FactSet统计的经济学家预期保持一致。
伴随通胀反弹,普通家庭的账单压力也随之显现。商务部周四的报告同时揭示了家庭支出的现状:尽管3月份消费者名义支出较前月跃升了0.9%,但当扣除通胀因素后,实际支出仅微增0.2%,表明物价的上涨正在明显侵蚀民众的实际购买力。(国际财闻汇)
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