周三公布的一项调查显示，意大利服务业增长在10月份加速，但在中东动荡的推动下，成本压力进一步加剧。
Italy's service sector growth accelerated in October, a survey showed on Wednesday, but cost pressures intensified further, driven by turmoil in the Middle East.
标普全球意大利服务业采购经理指数（PMI）为52.0，高于9月的51.7。10月的数值是连续第五个月高于区分增长与萎缩的50点大关。路透社对11位分析师进行的调查预测值为51.5，该数值超越了这一预测。就业指标从50.5升至50.8，标志着连续第21个月实现就业增长。新业务分项指数从9月的52.8升至53.5，连续第五个月高于50的门槛。
调查的“收费价格”指标从54.8升至55.9，创下自2023年2月以来的最高纪录。投入品价格指标从65.4跃升至68.4，创下自2022年12月以来的最高水平。上周公布的数据显示，意大利10月通货膨胀率年率跃升至5.6%，同时其经济增长在第三季度陷入停滞。包含制造业和服务业在内的综合PMI指数从9月的51.0小幅下降至10月的50.8，表明经济连续第七个月扩张，但创下了自6月以来的最低纪录。
S&P Global's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the Italian service sector stood at 52.0, up from September's 51.7 October's reading was the fifth month running above the 50-point mark separating growth from contraction It beat a forecast of 51.5 in a Reuters survey of 11 analysts The employment indicator stood at 50.8 from 50.5, marking the 21st straight month of job growth The subindex for new business rose to 53.5, above the 50 threshold for a fifth month running, from 52.8 in September The survey's measure of "prices charged" rose to 55.9 from 54.8, posting the highest reading since February 2023 The input prices indicator jumped to 68.4 from 65.4 to mark the highest level since December 2022 Italy's annual inflation rate jumped to 5.6% in October, data showed last week, while its economic growth stagnated in the third quarter The composite PMI, combining manufacturing and services, declined slightly to 50.8 in October from 51.0 in September, pointing to a seventh straight month of expansion but marking the lowest reading since June