Kwiintsuku ezilishumi zokuqala zikaMeyi, i-inventory yentlalo yeemveliso zetsimbi yayiyi-11.3 yezigidi zeetoni, ukuhla kwe-1.8% ukusuka kwinyanga edlulileyo.

Ngokutsho kwedatha ekhutshwe yi-China Iron and Steel Association ngoMeyi 15, kwiintsuku ezilishumi zokuqala zikaMeyi, uluhlu lwentlalo lweentlobo ezintlanu zentsimbi kwiidolophu ezingama-21 zaziyi-11.3 yezigidi zeetoni, ukuhla kweetoni ezingama-210,000 kwinyanga edlulileyo, okanye i-1.8%, kwaye i-inventri iqhubekile ukuhla kancinci;ukwanda nge-3.78 yezigidi zeetoni ukususela ekuqaleni konyaka, ukwanda kwe-50.3%;ukuhla nge-1.15 yezigidi zeetoni kwixesha elifanayo lonyaka odlulileyo, ukuncipha kwe-9.2%.