中国估计四川地震经济损失近一百亿美元 (China Estimates Economic Losses from Quake Nearly $10 Billion in Sichuan)
中国官员说，上星期地震造成的直接经济损失，仅在四川省就可能高达100亿美元。中国工业和信息化部今天(星期一)说，这场地震影响到四川省的1万4千多家公司，估计经济损失为96亿美元。
按照[屏蔽]机构的估计，这场地震给中国造成的总体经济损失可能高达200亿美元。中国官员说，在受灾最严重的四川省，3万多公顷种植粮食和蔬菜的农田被毁。目前，中国G0vern.ment在密切关注粮食价格，但预计地震造成的损害不会影响全国的粮价。
四川省的粮食产量占全国的百分之6，是水稻、小麦、玉米以及其他作物的重要产地。
Chinese officials say direct economic losses from last week's earthquake could be as high as 10 billion dollars in Sichuan province alone. China's Ministry of Industry and Information says (today/Monday) the earthquake affected more than 14-thousand companies in Sichuan, and it projects their economic losses at nine-point-six billion dollars.
Independent estimates say China's overall economic losses from the quake could reach 20 billion dollars. Chinese officials say the earthquake destroyed more than 30-thousand hectares of grains and vegetables in Sichuan, the hardest hit area. The government is closely watching food prices, but does not expect damage from the quake to affect the cost of food nationwide.
Sichuan province produces six percent of China's grain and is an important region for rice, wheat, corn and other crops.

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