May 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Services Sector Contracted in March, While a Measure of Prices Paid by Businesses for Inputs Jumped, a Worrisome Sign for the Outlook on Inflation.
5月3日（路透社）— 美国服务业在3月份收缩，而衡量企业为投入支付的价格的指标则有所上涨，这对于通货膨胀前景来说是一个令人担忧的迹象。
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Said on Friday That Its Non-Manufacturing PMI Fell to 49.4 Last Month From 51.4 in March, the Lowest Reading Since December 2022.
美国供应管理协会（ISM）周五表示，其非制造业采购经理人指数从3月份的51.4降至上个月的49.4，为2022年12月以来的最低水平。
A Reading Above 50 Indicates Growth in the Services Industry, Which Accounts for More Than Two-Thirds of the Economy. the PMI Adds to Evidence That the Economy Is Beginning to Lose Some Steam After Expanding at a Solid Pace.
读数高于50表明占经济三分之二以上的服务业正在增长。采购经理人指数增加了证据，表明经济在稳步扩张后开始失去一些动力。
Economists Polled by Reuters Had Forecast the Index Edging up to 52.0 in April.
路透社调查的经济学家曾预测，4月份该指数将小幅上涨至52.0。
The Slowdown in Economic Growth Comes After 525 Basis Points Worth of Interest Rate Hikes From the Federal Reserve Since March 2022 Designed to Quell Elevated Inflation.
经济增长放缓是在美联储自2022年3月以来为平息通货膨胀率上升而加息525个基点之后出现的。
The U.S. Central Bank Had Been Expected to Start Cutting Interest Rates This Year, but Doubts Now Persist Amid a Stalling in Progress on Bringing Inflation Back Down to Its 2% Goal.
原本预计美国央行将在今年开始降息，但由于将通货膨胀率降至2％目标的进展停滞不前，现在人们的疑虑仍然存在。
a Measure of New Orders Received by Services Businesses Dipped to 52.2 Last Month From 54.4 in March, the Lowest Reading Since Last September. Production Also Faltered, With a Gauge of Business Activity Dropping to 50.9 From 57.4 in the Prior Month, to Levels Last Seen at the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic in May 2020.
衡量服务企业收到的新订单的指标从3月份的54.4降至上个月的52.2，为去年9月以来的最低水平。产量也步履蹒跚，商业活动指标从上个月的57.4降至50.9，降至2020年5月Covid-19疫情爆发时的上一次水平。
Despite Demand Slowing, Services Inflation Appears to Have Picked up Again. the Survey's Measure of Prices Paid for Inputs by Businesses Jumped to 59.2 From 53.4 in March. Data Last Week Showed Services Inflation Quickened in March.
尽管需求放缓，但服务业通胀似乎再次回升。该调查的企业投入价格指标从3月份的53.4跃升至59.2。上周的数据显示服务业通胀 复活了 在三月。
The Survey's Measure of Services Sector Employment Fell to 45.9 From 48.5 in March. Government Data on Wednesday Showed the Labor Market Continues to Gradually Cool, With Job Openings Falling to a Three-Year Low in March and the Number of People Quitting Their Jobs Declining. There Were 1.32 Job Openings for Every Unemployed Person in March Compared to 1.36 in February.
该调查的服务业就业指标从3月份的48.5降至45.9。周三的政府数据 显示了 劳动力市场继续逐渐降温，3月份的职位空缺降至三年来的最低水平，辞职人数下降。3月份每个失业人员有1.32个职位空缺，而2月份为1.36个。
April's Employment Report on Friday Showed That Nonfarm Payrolls Increased By 175,000 Jobs Last Month After Rising by 315,000 In March. the Unemployment Rate Edged up To 3.9%, and Annual Wage Growth Ebbed To 3.9% From 4.1% In March.
周五的4月就业报告显示，非农就业人数在3月份增加了31.5万个工作岗位之后，上个月增加了17.5万个工作岗位。失业率小幅上升至3.9％，年工资增长从3月份的4.1％降至3.9％。
(Reporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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