据道琼斯9月19日消息,JBC能源公司表示,日本政府自今年4月份开始上调消费税后,消费者的支出减少,这已经冲击了日本汽油和柴油的需求。JBC能源表示:“7-9月份应该是汽油消费旺季,但是最新的政府数据显示期间的平均需求却接近于冬季的水平。”这个水平比去年同期减少了10.6%。柴油的销售同样处于季节性低位,不过负面影响所持续的时间比汽油短。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Consumption Tax Hike Hits Japan's Oil Demand
[Dow Jones] Japan's demand for gasoline and gasoil was hit as consumers tighten spending after the rise of consumption tax in April, says JBC Energy in a note. "July-September should be peak gasoline demand season, but the latest government figures put average demand over this period somewhere closer to levels in mid-winter," says the consultancy. The level was down 10.6% than last year. Gas oil sales are also at seasonal lows, though the negative effect has been less persistent than gasoline.