Ngokwemininingwane evela ku-Brazilian Iron and Steel Association (IABr), ngoJanuwari 2021, ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe yaseBrazil kukhuphuke ngo-10.8% unyaka nonyaka kwafinyelela kumathani ayizigidi ezi-3.
NgoJanuwari, ukuthengiswa kwasekhaya eBrazil kwakungamathani ayizigidi ezingu-1.9, okuwukukhuphuka ngo-24.9% unyaka nonyaka;ukusetshenziswa okusobala kwaba amathani ayizigidi ezi-2.2, okuwukunyuka kwama-25% unyaka nonyaka.Umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwempahla kwamanye amazwe wawungamathani angu-531,000, ukwehla konyaka ngonyaka ngama-52%;umthamo wokungenisa ezweni ubungamathani angu-324,000, okuwukukhula konyaka ngonyaka ngama-42.3%.
Idatha ikhombisa ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe yaseBrazil ngo-2020 bekungamathani ayizigidi ezingama-30.97, ukwehla konyaka ngonyaka ngama-4.9%.Ngo-2020, ukuthengiswa kwasekhaya eBrazil kwafinyelela amathani ayizigidi eziyi-19.24, okuwukunyuka ngo-2.4% ngesikhathi esifanayo.Okusobala ukusetshenziswa kube amathani ayizigidi ezingama-21.22, okuwukunyuka konyaka ngo-1.2%.Nakuba kuthinteke ubhubhane, ukusetshenziswa kwensimbi akuzange kwehle njengoba bekulindelekile.Inani lokuthekelisa kwamanye amazwe lalingamathani ayizigidi eziyi-10.74, lehle ngo-16.1% unyaka nonyaka;umthamo wokungenisa ezweni ubungamathani ayizigidi ezi-2, wehle ngo-14.3% unyaka nonyaka
I-Brazilian Iron and Steel Association ibikezela ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwensimbi engahluziwe yaseBrazil kulindeleke ukuthi kwenyuke ngo-6.7% ngo-2021 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-33.04.Ukusetshenziswa okusobala kuzokwenyuka ngo-5.8% kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-22.44.Ukuthengiswa kwangaphakathi kungase kunyuke ngo-5.3%, kufinyelele kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-20.27.Kulinganiselwa ukuthi umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwempahla kwamanye amazwe uzofinyelela kumathani ayizigidi eziyi-11.71, okuwukukhuphuka ngo-9%;umthamo wokungenisa ezweni uzokwenyuka ngo-9.8% ukuya kumathani ayizigidi ezi-2.22.
USihlalo we-Association u-Lopez uthe ngokubuyiswa kwe-"V" embonini yensimbi, izinga lokusebenzisa imishini yamabhizinisi okukhiqiza insimbi liye laqhubeka landa, lafinyelela ku-70.1% ekupheleni konyaka odlule, izinga eliphakeme kakhulu lesilinganiso eminyakeni emihlanu edlule.