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Inflation cooled slightly last month, yet consumer spending increased

Inflation cooled slightly last month, yet consumer spending increased

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September 30th, 2026

Inflation cooled slightly last month, yet consumer spending increased

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Last month, inflation slowed slightly, and at the same time Americans increased their spending; however, prices remain high, which continues to pose a challenge for many voters, who in just over a month will head to the polls for the midterm elections.

上月通膨略有放緩,與此同時美國人加大了支出,惟物價仍處於高位,對許多選民而言仍是一項挑戰;再過一個多月,他們就將前往投票站參加中期選舉。

The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Wednesday that consumer prices in August rose 3.4% compared with the same period last year, a smaller increase than the 3.7% economists had originally forecast.

美國商務部於週三公布,8月份消費者價格較去年同期攀升3.4%,增幅遜於經濟學家原先預估的3.7%。

Compared with the previous month, prices climbed 0.3%, a larger gain than July's 0.1%, indicating that price pressures remain stubbornly high.

若與前月相比,價格則上揚0.3%,漲幅高於7月份的0.1%,顯示物價壓力依然居高不下。

After excluding the volatile energy and food categories, inflation also came in below expectations, rising 3% year on year in August.

剔除波動較大的能源與食品類別後,通膨亦低於預期,8月同比上漲3%。

Between July and August, core prices rose by just 0.2%, up from 0.1% the previous month.

7月至8月間,核心價格僅上漲0.2%,高於前月的0.1%。

Many economists had previously worried that core prices would rise faster on a month-on-month basis.

許多經濟學家此前曾擔心,核心價格環比會上漲更快。

US markets rose immediately after the latest inflation figures were released, as investors bet that the interest rate hike expected from the Federal Reserve (abbreviated as the Fed) might be delayed.

美國市場在最新通膨數據公布後隨即走高,投資者押注美國聯邦儲備委員會(簡稱:聯準會)預期的加息可能會延後。

Nevertheless, inflation remains above the Fed's 2% target, and the month-on-month increase in August indicates that inflation will not return to the target level in the short term.

儘管如此,通膨仍高於聯準會2%的目標,且8月的環比漲幅顯示,通膨短期內不會回到目標水平。

Two weeks ago, the Fed raised its key short-term interest rate for the first time in three years to combat inflation, and most economists expect the Fed to raise rates at least once more this year, possibly as soon as the end of next month.

兩周前,聯準會三年來首次上調關鍵短期利率以對抗通膨,大多數經濟學家預計聯準會今年至少還會再加息一次,最快可能在下個月底。

Bill Adams, chief US economist at Fifth Third Commercial Bank, said in an email: "The inflation trend has declined somewhat, but it remains far from the Fed's target and has shown no improvement."

Fifth Third Commercial Bank首席美國經濟學家Bill Adams在電子郵件中表示:「通膨趨勢有所下降,但仍未接近聯準會的目標,也沒有改善。」

Wednesday's report covered a key inflation gauge that the Federal Reserve closely monitors, namely the personal consumption expenditures price index.

週三的報告涵蓋了一項聯準會密切關注的關鍵通膨指標,即個人消費支出價格指數。

This index is similar to the more widely followed consumer price index released earlier this month.

該指數與本月早些時候公布的更受關注的消費者價格指數類似。

High prices are casting a shadow over the US economy, even though economic growth is broadly solid and the unemployment rate remains low.

高物價給美國經濟蒙上陰影,儘管經濟增長大致穩健,失業率也處於低位。

On Tuesday, the Conference Board's consumer confidence survey fell to its lowest level since 2014, a period that included the Great Recession and the global pandemic.

周二,世界大型企業研究會的消費者信心調查降至2014年以來的最低水平,2014年這段時期包括了大衰退和全球疫情。

Although Americans' wages have continued to rise, their rate of increase still cannot keep pace with the speed at which prices are climbing.

美國人的薪資雖持續攀升,其增幅卻仍舊追趕不上物價上漲的速度。

The inflation rate for July was initially reported at 3.7%, but the US government revised it down to 3.4%, as part of its update to the way price changes are measured in several categories, including investment management, computer software and accessories, and legal services.

7月份的通膨率最初公布為3.7%,但美國政府將其下修至3.4%,這是政府更新幾個類別價格變化衡量方式的一部分,包括投資管理、電腦軟件和配件以及法律服務。

For instance, the government had previously assigned a higher weighting to certain computer accessories, whose prices had soared due to the enormous demand generated by the AI build-out.

例如,政府此前對某些電腦配件賦予較高權重,這些配件因人工智能建設帶來的龐大需求而價格大漲。

This revision lowered that weighting, so the rise in the prices of some computer equipment now exerts a less pronounced upward push on this inflation measure than before.

此次修正下調了該權重,因此部分電腦設備價格的上漲對這一通膨指標的推升作用已不如先前顯著。

The government reported that, despite persistently high prices, Americans accelerated their spending last month, with expenditure rising 0.9% month on month, compared with a mere 0.1% increase the previous month.

政府表示,儘管物價高企,美國人上個月還是加快了支出,支出環比增長0.9%,而前一個月僅增長0.1%。

A recent report by JPMorgan suggests that part of the increase in spending may be because wealthier Americans are cashing in on the gains from rising stock prices.

摩根大通近期的一份報告顯示,支出增長的部分原因,可能是較富裕的美國人將股票價格上漲所帶來的收益變現。

Other consumers, meanwhile, may be taking on more debt to sustain their spending.

其他消費者則可能正承擔更多債務,以支持其支出。

The report stated that, after adjusting for inflation, after-tax income was flat month-on-month in August, whereas it had risen by 0.3% in July.

報告稱,經通膨調整後,8月份稅後收入環比持平,7月份則增長0.3%。

Solid consumer spending is expected to drive a faster pace of economic growth.

穩健的消費者支出可望帶動經濟增長步伐加快。

In another report released on Wednesday, the government noted that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.2% in the July-to-September quarter.

政府於周三發布的另一份報告中指出,經濟在7至9月當季以摺合成年率計算增長了2.2%。

Analysts expect growth to accelerate to 3% in the current quarter.

分析師預期,當前季度的增速將加快至3%。

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