b'Canberra observed Table 1.Market capital changes in 2020Jan 2020 Dec 2020 Change % % in 2019BHP 116\x08773 124\x08992 +9 +17Fortescue 33\x08098 72\x08140 +115 +165Rio 38\x08058 42\x08555 +12 +31Yancoal 3\x08855 3\x08195 17 25Woodside 32\x08763 21\x08881 33 +12Santos 17\x08518 13\x08060 25 +53Origin 15\x08146 8\x08383 45 +33Oil Search 11\x08420 7\x08708 33 +4Beach 5\x08930 4\x08117 31 +91Newcrest 22\x08780 21\x08050 8 +41Evolution Min 6\x08363 8\x08526 +34 6Oz Minerals 3\x08449 6\x08254 +81 +28Saracen 3\x08551 5\x08261 +48 +52All Ords 6855 6\x08851 0 +21Market Capital 334\x0846 336\x0894 +1 +22Iron ore +other Coal Petroleum Goldto generate electricity\x08 In 2020 the coal2020, (https://www\x08industry\x08gov\x08au/companies Whitehaven and New Hopedata-and-publications/resources-and-dropped out of the top 150 companiesenergy-quarterly-december-2020) and Yancoals market value dropped bycontains a treasure trove of information 17 percent\x08 No wonder the market capitalon our resource sector\x08 One of the of Whitehaven, Yancoal and New Hopediagrams is reproduced below, and has fallen\x08 indicates the importance of China to our prosperity\x08The future of our resource sector isuncertain The report forecasts our resource exports to be worth $279 billion in The Department of Industrys, Resources202021, and $264 billion in 202122\x08 and Energy Quarterly for DecemberThis is down from the record $291 Figure 2.The value of Australias exports in the resource and energy sector, clearly showing the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with China. Source: https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/resources-and-energy-quarterly-december-2020).FEBRUARY 2021 PREVIEW 22'