根据密歇根大学月度调查的最终结果,随着汽油价格回落,7月份消费者信心有所改善。
调查的信心指数从6月份的49.5升至7月份的55.2。本月早些时候的初读值为54.4。
根据美国汽车协会(AAA)数据,7月份平均汽油价格从6月份的每加仑4.05美元降至3.95美元。但近日加油站价格已回升至每加仑4.10美元以上,这可能预示着随着8月份的到来,消费者对通胀的担忧将进一步加剧。
该调查主管Joanne Hsu表示,尽管中东战事重燃及其对能源市场的影响正笼罩经济,但消费者主要担忧的仍是日常消费承受能力问题。消费者仍关注购买力等经济负担问题,而政治或军事事态发展则更多处于次要地位。
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