I-National Fireworks Association (namalungu ayo angaphezu kuka-1200) imele intshisekelo yabakhiqizi beziqhumane, abangenisi, nabathengisi ezingeni likazwelonke phambi kwabameli boMbuso kanye nabalawuli. Siphinde sikhuthaze ukuphepha njengesisekelo semboni. I-NFA ikholelwa ekusebenziseni isayensi ezwakalayo ukukhuthaza ukuphepha kwamadivayisi e-pyrotechnic, futhi sisebenza njengezwi lezigidi zabantu baseMelika abasebenzisa imikhiqizo yethu.
I-Coronavirus ithinte abakhiqizi beziqhumane, abangenisi, abasabalalisi kanye nabathengisi, futhi ngaphandle kosizo olufanele lwemithetho kanye nomthetho, leli gciwane lizoba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu esikhathini esizayo seziqhumane zika-2020 kanye namabhizinisi amancane angenisa, asabalalisa futhi athengisa iziqhumane zika-2020.

I-NFA, kanye nethimba lethu laseWashington, DC, bayaqhubeka nokuveza icala ezinhlanganweni zomthetho nezomthetho ezifanele ukuze bamele imboni yethu:
Kunokukhathazeka okukhulu mayelana nokutholakala kwempahla yeziqhumane ezikhiqizwayo futhi zithunyelwe e-US zivela eShayina. Sidinga iPhalamende liqinisekise ukuthi amachweba ase-US ayawamukela lawa ma-container futhi libeka phambili ukuhlolwa kwawo ukuze kusulwe ama-container ngokushesha.

Iziqhumane ziwumkhiqizo "ohlala isikhathi eside" odingwa yimboni ngomhlaka-4 kuJulayi. Kungaba kubi kakhulu uma amachweba ethola ukugeleza okukhulu, okusheshayo, kweziqukathi ezigcwele iziqhumane, futhi engakulungele kahle ukuzicubungula. Ukungabi nemikhiqizo kungadala ukubambezeleka okwengeziwe futhi okungaba yinhlekelele, kuvimbele umkhiqizo ukuthi ungaphumi emachwebeni uye ezitolo nasezindaweni zokugcina impahla.
Isizathu esibe sisekela ukuthi imiphumela yeCoronavirus iphelele. Imboni yeziqhumane zobungcweti ze-1.3G kanye ne-1.4S, kanye nemboni yeziqhumane zabathengi ze-1.4G, zizolimala ngokwezimali. Imiphumela yegciwane ekukhiqizeni kanye nochungechunge lokuhlinzeka oluvela eShayina ayikaziwa. Ngeshwa, ukuqubuka kwegciwane kuza ngemuva kwengozi eyenzeka ngoDisemba ka-2019, okwaholela ekuvalweni kwazo zonke izimboni zeziqhumane nguhulumeni waseShayina. Lena inqubo evamile lapho kwenzeka ingozi yalolu hlobo.

Lokho esikwaziyo:
• Kuzoba nokuntuleka kwemisebenzi yokukhiqiza iziqhumane kule sizini yeziqhumane, okuzobangela umthelela omubi embonini yethu.
• Izimpahla ezifika emachwebeni ase-US zizofika sekwephuzile kunokujwayelekile, okudala ukusilela emuva kanye nokubambezeleka okwengeziwe - okungenzeka kube sentwasahlobo.
• Iziqhumane, ikakhulukazi lezo ezikubathengi, “zisebenza kakhulu ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka,” okusho ukuthi cishe yonke imali engenayo yonyaka owodwa yengxenye enkulu yomkhakha yenzeka phakathi nezinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-4 cishe ngomhlaka-4 kuJulayi. Ayikho enye imboni ebhekene nemodeli yebhizinisi “esebenza kakhulu ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka”.
 
Imiphumela engaba khona yeziqhumane zochwepheshe ze-1.3G kanye ne-1.4S:
• Ukwehla kokunikezwa okuvela eShayina cishe kuzoholela ekwandeni kwezindleko, njengoba izinkampani kufanele zifune amanye amazwe ukuze ziwathole.
• Nakuba kulindeleke ukuthi imibukiso emikhulu yokugubha uSuku Lokuzimela iqhubeke, kungase kube namagobolondo ambalwa adutshulwayo njengoba isabelomali sihlala siqinile. Izinkampani eziningi ezinkulu zokubonisa ziphethe izinto ezibalulekile unyaka nonyaka, kodwa ngempahla yalo nyaka, kungase kudingeke zisebenzise imithombo yamagobolondo esezingeni eliphezulu. Amagobolondo azoba ngcono kodwa azobiza kakhulu. Lokho kusho ukuthi ngaphandle kwesabelomali esengeziwe, imibukiso yeziqhumane ingabona amagobolondo ambalwa adutshulwayo.
• Imibukiso emincane yomphakathi ingase ihlupheke kakhulu noma ingenzeki nhlobo. Ngokuvamile imibukiso efana nale yenziwa izinkampani ezincane zemibukiso ezingase zingenalo uhlu olukhulu lwezinto ezizohanjiswa. Ukuntuleka kokunikezwa kulo nyaka kungaba yingozi kakhulu.
 
Imiphumela engaba khona yeziqhumane zabathengi ze-1.4G:
• Ukuncipha kokunikezwa okuvela eShayina kuzoholela ekushodeni okukhulu kwempahla.
• Ukuntuleka kwempahla kuzoholela ekwandeni kwezindleko kubo bonke abathintekayo—abangenisa impahla kwamanye amazwe, abathengisi ngobuningi, abathengisi kanye nabathengi.
• I-China ihlinzeka cishe ngo-100% weziqhumane zabathengi ezisetshenziswa emakethe yase-US. Ngenxa yokubambezeleka okubangelwa yi-Coronavirus kanye nokuvalwa kwefektri kwangaphambilini, imboni ibhekene nento engakaze ibhekane nayo ngaphambili.
• Ukuthunyelwa okulibazisekile kuzolimaza ngoba impahla egciniwe kumele ifike ezindaweni zokugcina impahla ezingeniswayo/ezithengiswa ngobuningi emavikini ayi-6-8 ngaphambi kweholide likaJulayi 4, ukuze isatshalaliswe ezweni lonke ngesikhathi ukuze abathengisi bamise izitolo zabo futhi baqale ukukhangisa kwabo. Njengoba impahla egciniwe eningi kangaka idingeka kulesi sikhathi ifika sekwephuzile kangaka, kuzoba nezingqinamba ezinkulu kubathengisi bamabhizinisi amancane ukuze basinde kulesi sikhathi.
 
Imiphumela yezomnotho yesizini yeziqhumane:
• Imboni yeziqhumane zase-US ibhekene nenselele yezomnotho engakaze ibonwe. Idatha yesizini ka-2018 ikhombisa imali engenayo yemboni ehlanganisiwe engu-$1.3B ehlukaniswe phakathi kochwepheshe ($360MM) kanye nabathengi ($945MM). Iziqhumane zabathengi zicishe zidlule u-$1Billion kuphela.
• Lezi zigaba zemboni zikhule ngokwesilinganiso esingu-2.0% kanye no-7.0% ngaphezu kuka-2016-2018, ngokulandelana. Sisebenzisa lawo mazinga okukhula, njengezilinganiso, singabikezela ukuthi imali engenayo kulo nyaka izoba okungenani u-$1.33B ohlukaniswe phakathi kochwepheshe ($367MM) kanye nomthengi ($1,011MM).
• Kodwa-ke, kulo nyaka ukukhula kulindeleke ukuthi kube phezulu. Umhla ziyi-4 kuJulayi ungoMgqibelo – ngokuvamile usuku oluhle kakhulu lomhla ziyi-4 kuJulayi embonini. Uma sicabanga ukuthi isilinganiso sokukhula kusukela ngoMgqibelo odlule, unyaka wezi-4 kuJulayi, silinganisela ukuthi imali engenayo embonini ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile izoba yi-$1.41B, ihlukaniswe phakathi kochwepheshe ($380MM) kanye nabathengi ($1,031MM). • Ukubikezela kubonisa umthelela ekugujweni kwalo nyaka, kusukela ekuqubukeni kweCoronavirus, eduze kokulahlekelwa yinzuzo engu-30-40%. Endabeni yezingxenye zemboni ezifanele, sisebenzisa iphuzu eliphakathi elingu-35%.

Ngokusekelwe kolwazi lwethu, ukulahlekelwa okulindelwe kule sizini yile:
Iziqhumane zobungcweti – Imali engenayo elahlekile: $133MM, inzuzo elahlekile: $47MM.
Iziqhumane zabathengi – Imali engenayo elahlekile: $361MM, inzuzo elahlekile $253MM.

Lokhu kulahlekelwa kungase kungabonakali kukhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izimboni, kodwa kubaluleke kakhulu embonini eyakhiwe yizinkampani ezimbalwa ezinkulu kanye nezinkulungwane zemisebenzi emincane kakhulu "yezinkampani ezizimele". Ngenxa yalokho, abaningi balaba banikazi bazoxoshwa ebhizinisini.
Sibhekene nokulahlekelwa, ngenxa yokushoda kwendlela engcono yokukubeka, unyaka wonke. Ayikho isizini yesibili eningi embonini yeziqhumane zabathengi. Njengoba le nkinga ithinta isizini kaJulayi 4 ngokungalingani, ingxenye enkulu yemali engenayo yenkampani yeziqhumane, ukulahlekelwa kungaba kukhulu nakakhulu.