加拿大原材料价格指数继2月份上涨2.1%后,于2024年3月飙升4.7%,为2022年3月以来的最大涨幅。连续三个月上涨的原油能源产品价格(+8.1%)领涨,即常规原油(7.2%)和合成原油(13.3%),因为几个欧佩克+国家将220万桶/日的自愿减产延长至6月底,以稳定石油市场。乌克兰最近对俄罗斯主要炼油厂的袭击,以及中东冲突,也推高了3月份的原油价格。此外,金属矿石、精矿和废料成本上涨4.3%,为2022年12月以来的最大涨幅,主要受金、银和铂族金属矿石和精矿(+8.1%)的推动。此外,动物和动物产品的价格上涨了2.2%,主要是由于牛和小牛(+5.4%)以及猪(+6.0%)的价格上涨。农作物产量增长1.1%,这是自2023年7月以来的首次月度增长。
The Raw Materials Price Index in Canada soared 4.7% mom in March 2024, the largest increase since March 2022, following a 2.1% gain in February. Prices for crude energy products (+8.1%), which have been rising for three months in a row, lead the increase, namely conventional crude oil (7.2%) and synthetic crude oil (13.3%), as several OPEC+ countries extended voluntary output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day until the end of June to stabilize the oil market. Recent attacks on major Russian refineries by Ukraine, as well as the conflict in the Middle East, also drove up crude oil prices in March. In addition, cost for metal ores, concentrates and scrap rose 4.3%, the largest gain since December 2022, mainly driven by gold, silver, and platinum group metal ores and concentrates (+8.1%). Also, prices for animals and animal products increased 2.2%, mainly on higher prices for cattle and calves (+5.4%) and hogs (+6.0%). Crop products rose 1.1%, the first monthly increase since July 2023.