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）— 美國服務業在3月份收縮，而衡量企業爲投入支付的價格的指標則有所上漲，這對於通貨膨脹前景來說是一個令人擔憂的跡象。
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.
美國供應管理協會（ISM）週五表示，其非製造業採購經理人指數從3月份的51.4降至上個月的49.4，爲2022年12月以來的最低水平。
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.
讀數高於50表明佔經濟三分之二以上的服務業正在增長。採購經理人指數增加了證據，表明經濟在穩步擴張後開始失去一些動力。
Economists Polled by Reuters Had Forecast the Index Edging up to 52.0 in April.
路透社調查的經濟學家曾預測，4月份該指數將小幅上漲至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.
經濟增長放緩是在聯儲局自2022年3月以來爲平息通貨膨脹率上升而加息525個點子之後出現的。
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.
原本預計美國央行將在今年開始降息，但由於將通貨膨脹率降至2％目標的進展停滯不前，現在人們的疑慮仍然存在。
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.
衡量服務企業收到的新訂單的指標從3月份的54.4降至上個月的52.2，爲去年9月以來的最低水平。產量也步履蹣跚，商業活動指標從上個月的57.4降至50.9，降至2020年5月Covid-19疫情爆發時的上一次水平。
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.
儘管需求放緩，但服務業通脹似乎再次回升。該調查的企業投入價格指標從3月份的53.4躍升至59.2。上週的數據顯示服務業通脹 復活了 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.
該調查的服務業就業指標從3月份的48.5降至45.9。週三的政府數據 顯示了 勞動力市場繼續逐漸降溫，3月份的職位空缺降至三年來的最低水平，辭職人數下降。3月份每個失業人員有1.32個職位空缺，而2月份爲1.36個。
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.
週五的4月就業報告顯示，非農就業人數在3月份增加了31.5萬個工作崗位之後，上個月增加了17.5萬個工作崗位。失業率小幅上升至3.9％，年工資增長從3月份的4.1％降至3.9％。
(Reporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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