Ngokusho kwedatha yokuqala evela kwi-Australian Bureau of Statistics, ngoFebhuwari 2021, ukuthunyelwa kwezimpahla eziningi e-Australia kukhuphuke ngo-17.7% unyaka nonyaka, ukwehla kusukela enyangeni edlule. Kodwa-ke, ngokwesilinganiso sokuthunyelwa kwezimpahla nsuku zonke, uFebhuwari ube phezulu kunoJanuwari. NgoFebhuwari, iShayina yabala u-35.3% wezimpahla ezithunyelwa e-Australia zizonke ngamadola ayizigidigidi eziyi-11.35 ase-Australia, okwakungaphansi kwesilinganiso sanyanga zonke samadola ayizigidigidi eziyi-12.09 ase-Australia (ama-yuan ayizigidigidi ezingama-60.388) ngo-2020.
Ukuthunyelwa kwezimpahla eziningi e-Australia kuvela kakhulu ema-ore ensimbi. Idatha ibonisa ukuthi ngoFebhuwari, inani eliphelele lokuthunyelwa kwe-ore yensimbi e-Australia, okuhlanganisa i-iron ore, amalahle, kanye negesi yemvelo encibilikisiwe, lifinyelele kuma-dollar ase-Australia ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-21.49, okwakungaphansi kwama-dollar ase-Australia ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-21.88 ngoJanuwari kodwa liphakeme kunama-dollar ase-Australia ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-18.26 esikhathini esifanayo ngonyaka odlule.
Phakathi kwazo, ukuthunyelwa kwensimbi e-Australia kufinyelele ku-13.48 billion dollars, okuwukwenyuka konyaka nonyaka okungu-60%. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokwehla kwenani lensimbi e-Australia ethunyelwe eShayina, inani lokuthunyelwa kwensimbi e-Australia lehle ngo-5.8% inyanga nenyanga ngenyanga, okwathi ukuthunyelwa kwayo eShayina kwehla ngo-12% inyanga nenyanga kwaya ku-A$8.53 billion. Ngaleyo nyanga, ukuthunyelwa kwensimbi e-Australia eShayina kwalinganiselwa ku-47.91 million tons, ukwehla ngamathani ayizigidi ezingu-5.2 kusukela ngenyanga edlule.
NgoFebhuwari, ukuthunyelwa kwamalahle okuhlanganisa amalahle okupheka kanye namalahle ashisayo kwakungamadola ase-Australia ayizigidigidi ezingu-3.33, okuyinani eliphakeme kakhulu kusukela ngoJuni 2020 (amadola ase-Australia ayizigidigidi ezingu-3.63), kodwa kwakusalokhu kwehle ngo-18.6% unyaka nonyaka.
Ngokusho kwe-Australian Bureau of Statistics, ukwanda ngo-25% kwamanani amalahle aqinile okupheka anciphisa ukwehla ngo-12% kokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe wamalahle ashisayo kanye namalahle athambile okupheka aqophe ukwanda okuncane okungaphansi kuka-6%. Ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwamalahle athambile okupheka e-Australia ngoFebhuwari kulinganiselwa ukuthi kungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-5.13, kanti ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwamalahle anomusi kulinganiselwa ukuthi kungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-16.71.