Mining production in Mexico is estimated to have remained flat in 2022, affected in part by the weakening of construction and the steel industry, according to the head of economics think tank IDIC, José Luis de la Cruz.

Mining exports from Peru, particularly copper, gold, tin and zinc, among others – will end 2022 significantly lower than in 2021.

For all of 2022, exports were worth $291.98 billion, a historic high for annual shipments and 26.07% higher than in 2021.

Ganqmod Port, a major energy import channel for the country, has become an important hub on the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor.

Most of the capital goods in China posted lower prices in late December compared with mid-December of 2022, official data shows.

As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy supply and electricity transmission.

The bureau predicted that whole-year coal output is expected to surpass 1.3 billion tons.

Specifically, the industrial output of manufacturing increased by about 3.1 percent last year, according to the ministry.