Ukuthenga umda kumda kubonakala ngathi kuphulukene nomtsalane, njengoko abantu abaninzi baseCanada bahlala ekhaya kwikota yokuqala ka-2008, bebuyisela umva intsilelo yohambo lwaseCanada ukusuka kwirekhodi ephezulu ekupheleni konyaka ophelileyo.
Kwangaxeshanye, imali yabahambi bangaphandle eKhanada yehle yaya kutsho kwelona nqanaba lisezantsi kwiminyaka emibini.
Ukusilela kohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe kwakuyi-$ 3.1-bhiliyoni kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala ze-2008, malunga ne-$ 295-million ngaphantsi kwerekhodi elifikelelwe kwikota yesine ye-2007, i-Statistics Canada.
Abantu baseCanada bachitha i-$ 7.2-billion ngaphandle kwelizwe kwikota yokuqala, phantsi kweepesenti ze-4.6 ukusuka kwirekhodi yekota yesine. Ngeli xesha, abahambi bamanye amazwe bachithe i-4.1 yeebhiliyoni zeedola eCanada kwikota yokuqala, behla ngeepesenti ezi-1.2 ukusuka kwikota yesine kunye nelona nqanaba lisezantsi kwiminyaka emibini, njengoko abantu baseMelika behlala ekhaya ngobuninzi ukuze bonge ukudodobala kwabo.
Inkcitho ngabahlali base-US eCanada yehle yaya kutsho kwiminyaka eli-10 ephantsi, yehla ngeepesenti ezingama-2.9 kwikota, yaya kuthi ga kwi-1.9 yeebhiliyoni zeedola.
Isiqingatha sokugqibela sika-2007 sabona ukwanda okukhulu ekuthengeni imida ngabantu baseCanada bethatha inzuzo yemali yabo efikelela kwidola yaseMelika, utshilo uStatscan. Kodwa ngoku kuba oovenkile abaninzi eCanada bewahlengahlengise amaxabiso abo ukuze bakhuphisane nabantu baseMelika, ukuthengwa kwemida kuyehlile.
Abantu baseCanada bachitha imali eninzi ngaphaya kwe-US, nangona kunjalo. Ukuchitha imali kumazwe aphesheya kwafikelela kwi-3 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwikota yokuqala, ukuya kwi-3 yeepesenti ukusuka kwikota yangaphambili, njengoko abantu baseCanada benza uhambo lwezigidi ezibini ukuya kwiindawo ezingezizo zase-US.
Iindwendwe zaphesheya eziya eCanada nazo zenyuka nge-1.1 yezigidi zohambo ngobusuku, zinyuke ngeepesenti ezi-0.3. Bachithe i-2.2 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi, kunye neepesenti ze-0.3 ukusuka kwikota yangaphambili.
Ukuhla kohambo lwaseKhanada kwahluke kakhulu kwiipatheni zokuhamba ngo-2007. Abantu baseKhanada benza irekhodi-inombolo ephezulu yohambo lokuya phesheya kulo nyaka uphelileyo, badlula i-25 yezigidi okokuqala kwaye bachitha irekhodi ye-22.5-billion.
Abahlalutyi balumkise ukuba ukudodobala koqoqosho lwase-US, idola yaseCanada ethe gqolo ngamandla kunye nokunyuka kwamaxabiso epetroli kunokulonakalisa ishishini lokhenketho eCanada kulo nyaka.
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INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Ukuchitha imali kumazwe aphesheya kwafikelela kwi-3 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwikota yokuqala, ukuya kwi-3 yeepesenti ukusuka kwikota yangaphambili, njengoko abantu baseCanada benza uhambo lwezigidi ezibini ukuya kwi-non-U.
- Isiqingatha sokugqibela sika-2007 sabona ukwanda okukhulu ekuthengeni imida yabantu baseCanada besebenzisa imali yabo efikelela kwinqanaba le-U.
- Kwangaxeshanye, imali yabahambi bangaphandle eKhanada yehle yaya kutsho kwelona nqanaba lisezantsi kwiminyaka emibini.
