Ukusetshenziswa kukagesi eShayina engxenyeni yokuqala ka-Ephreli kukhuphuke kakhulu kusukela ngonyaka odlule, njengoba umnotho othinteke yi-coronavirus uqala ukusimama kancane kancane njengoba izwe linciphisa izinyathelo eziqinile zokulawula ezithathiwe ukulwa nalolu bhubhane.

Ukusetshenziswa kukagesi emnothweni wesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni kukhuphuke ngo-1.5% emasontweni amabili okuqala ka-Ephreli kusukela esikhathini sonyaka odlule, kanti ukukhiqizwa kukagesi kukhuphuke ngo-1.2%, kusho umhleli wesifundazwe sezwe esithangamini ngoMsombuluko.

IShayina yayiqophe ukwehla ngo-4.2% kokusetshenziswa kukagesi ngoMashi kanye nokwehla ngo-10.1% ngoFebhuwari uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, njengoba iziphathimandla zabeka imingcele eqinile ekuhambeni nasekusebenzeni kwebhizinisi ukuze kuvinjelwe ukusabalala kobhubhane olufana nomkhuhlane, olwaqala ukutholakala edolobheni laseWuhan eliphakathi neChina.

IKhomishini Yentuthuko Nokuguqulwa Kazwelonke (NDRC) nayo ibike ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kukagesi okuphelele kwikota yokuqala kwehle ngo-6.8% kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Phakathi kwazo, ukukhiqizwa kukagesi okushisa kanye nokukhiqizwa kukagesi ngamanzi kwehle ngo-8.2% kanye no-9.5%, ngokulandelana, ngonyaka.

Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla afudumele kwehlise amanani amalahle, uphethiloli osetshenziswa kakhulu ekukhiqizeni ugesi eShayina, afinyelela kuma-yuan angu-498 ($70.38) ngethani ngoLwesihlanu, kwehle ngo-11% kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka.

Ochwepheshe abavela eqenjini lokucwaninga ngezimboni, i-China Coal Economic Research Association (CCERA), balinganisele ukusetshenziswa kwamalahle eShayina kwikota yokuqala kungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-870, okwehle ngamathani ayizigidi ezingu-60 kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Phakathi kwazo, isidingo samalahle emkhakheni wamandla kuphela sibone ukwehla cishe ngamathani ayizigidi ezingu-50.

Kanye nokwenyuka kokusetshenziswa kwamalahle kanye nokukhiqizwa kukagesi, umkhiqizo wamalahle waseShayina ufinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu ngoMashi ngamathani ayizigidi ezingu-340, kusho iNational Bureau of Statistics ngoLwesihlanu.

Umthombo: i-Reuters