在价格压力下，澳新银行日本服务业采购经理人指数从2024年4月的11个月高点54.6下调至54.3，此前3月为54.1。这标志着服务业连续第20个月增长，新订单增长速度为10个月来最高，而海外订单则在入境旅游销售额的推动下加速至9个月来最快。此外，就业人数连续第七个月增加，尽管就业创造率自3月份以来保持不变，积压工作在2024年降至迄今为止的最疲软水平。在通货膨胀方面，由于工资成本和运输费用的上涨，投入品价格通胀加速至八个月来的最高点。因此，产出成本通胀是自2014年4月销售税上调以来增长最快的，因为企业需要转嫁更高的业务费用。最后，市场情绪有所减弱，但仍远强于长期调查的平均水平。
The au Jibun Bank Japan Services PMI was revised lower to an eight-month high of 54.3 from a preliminary estimate's 11-month high of 54.6 in April 2024, after a final 54.1 in March, amid price pressures. It marked the 20th successive month of growth in the service sector, with new orders growing the most in 10 months while overseas orders accelerated to the fastest in nine months, boosted by sales from inbound tourism. Also, employment increased for the seventh straight month, although the rate of job creation was unchanged since March, with backlogs of work easing to the softest in 2024 so far. On inflation, input price inflation accelerated to an eight-month high due to higher wage costs and transportation bills. As a result, output cost inflation rose the fastest since the sales tax hike in April 2014, as firms needed to pass on higher business expenses. Finally, sentiment weakened but was still much stronger than the long-run survey average.
