ISingapore — Inkomba yabaphathi bokuthenga insimbi yaseShayina, noma i-PMI, yehle ngamaphuzu ayisisekelo angu-2.3 kusukela ngoNovemba yaya ku-43.1 ngoDisemba ngenxa yezimo zemakethe yensimbi ezibuthakathaka, ngokusho kwedatha evela ku-CFLP Steel Logistics Professional Committee ekhishwe ngoLwesihlanu.

Ukufundwa kukaDisemba kusho ukuthi isilinganiso se-PMI yensimbi ngo-2019 sasingu-47.2 amaphuzu, sinciphile ngamaphuzu angu-3.5 kusukela ngo-2018.

I-sub-index yokukhiqizwa kwensimbi yayiphezulu ngamaphuzu ayisisekelo angu-0.7 ngenyanga kaDisemba ku-44.1, kuyilapho i-sub-index yamanani ezinto zokusetshenziswa ikhuphuke ngamaphuzu ayisisekelo angu-0.6 ngenyanga yaya ku-47 ngoDisemba, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokufakwa kabusha kwezinto ngaphambi kweholide loNyaka Omusha waseShayina.

I-sub-index yama-oda amasha ensimbi ngoDisemba yehle ngamaphuzu ayisisekelo angu-7.6 kusukela enyangeni eyandulele yaya ku-36.2 ngoDisemba. I-sub-index ibingaphansi komkhawulo ongathathi hlangothi wamaphuzu angu-50 ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili ezedlule, okubonisa ukufunwa kwensimbi okubuthakathaka okuqhubekayo eShayina.

I-sub-index yezitokwe zensimbi ikhuphuke ngamaphuzu ayisisekelo angu-16.6 kusukela ngoNovemba kuya ku-43.7 ngoDisemba.

Amasheya ensimbi aqediwe kusukela ngoDisemba 20 ehle afinyelela ku-11.01 million mt, okwehle ngo-1.8% kusukela ekuqaleni kukaDisemba kanye nokwehla ngo-9.3% ngonyaka, ngokusho kwe-China Iron and Steel Association, noma i-CISA.

Ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe emisebenzini eqhutshwa ngamalungu e-CISA kube yisilinganiso sama-mt ayizigidi ezingu-1.94 ngosuku kusukela ngoDisemba 10-20, kwehle ngo-1.4% uma kuqhathaniswa nasekuqaleni kukaDisemba kodwa kwanda ngo-5.6% ngonyaka. Umkhiqizo onamandla onyakeni ube ngenxa yokuncishiswa komkhiqizo okukhululekile kanye nemingcele yensimbi enempilo.

Isilinganiso senzuzo ye-rebar mill yenkampani i-S&P Global Platts yaseShayina sikhuphuke ngo-496/mt ($71.2/mt) ngoDisemba, sehle ngo-10.7% uma kuqhathaniswa noNovemba, okwakusabhekwa njengezinga elinempilo yizinkampani.