摩通:料武漢肺炎對今年內地整體經濟增長影響有限
摩通發表的研究報告指,首先於武漢發現的致命新型冠狀病毒近日爆發,相信將為整體經濟及股市帶來負面影響,現時確診個案已增至447宗(截至1月22日),除中國外在泰國、南韓、日本及美國均發現個案,死亡個案增至9宗。
該行指出武漢肺炎令人聯想起2003年沙士爆發,當時病毒最先在廣東省出現,之後感染逾8,000人,死亡率大約一成,而沙士爆發是自2002年底開始、於2003年7月受控,並分為以下5個階段:
階段一:動物傳人
階段二:當地人傳人
階段三:跨省市/國家人傳人
階段四:各省市及國家爆發
階段五:管控升級並令疫情逐步受控
該行相信現時疫情相當於當年沙士的第三階段,現時確診個案均源自武漢,而世衞亦將舉行緊急會議,該行會密切留意相關的情況。現時新病毒仍存在很多不確定性,憂慮農曆年病毒將快速擴散,認為春運或會似2003年沙士般加快爆發。
該行認為現時判斷新型冠狀病毒對經濟潛在影響仍言之尚早,但認為2003年沙士爆發可作參考,估計對2020年整體經濟增長而言影響有限,估計內地經濟增長將為5.9%,而在2003年沙士期間經濟於第二季受最嚴重的影響,當時確診個案急增,而政府亦顯着加強力度控制疫情。該行指出當時旅遊業顯着向下,而零售及餐飲表現亦下滑,高速公路及航空運輸亦顯着減慢;而沙士對出口、知識產權、工程及固定資產投資等的影響則有限。
雖然現時武漢肺炎爆發仍存在很多不確定性,假如病毒如沙士一樣發展,將為未來一至兩季帶來重大下行風孩,特別是旅遊、餐飲及運輸行業,但之後亦會有明顯的反彈。
該行認為中國今次採取了更快行動,雖然兩次爆發初期資訊亦未有公開,但於2003年時資訊發佈及政府行動上亦出現了明顯的延遲,當局到2003年2月10日才通知世衞,而今次內地採取了更快速行動,於1月20日國家主席習近平亦下令抗疫。另外該行估計與2003年沙士爆發比較,武漢肺炎對零售銷售影響較微,因為線上銷售現時佔整體零售額約兩成,而線上娛樂亦料將受惠,但短期或會對旅遊及運輸業造成顯着的負面影響。
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