即使是在低迷时期之前，也依旧供过于求。

Even before the downturn, demand outstripped supply.

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天然气供过于求造成的煤价下跌使能源费用有所下降； 不过，水泥公司碍于依旧高企的油价难以长途运输水泥，各地水泥市场仍是本地厂商垄断的局面。

A fall in coal prices, caused by a glut of gas, is cutting energy bills, whereas still-high oil prices discourage firms from trucking in cement over long distances, preserving local oligopolies.

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