According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in January this France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €674.4 million, falling by 10.07 percent year on year.
During the month in question, France exported €146.9 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 0.6 percent, €47.8 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 17.04 percent, €28.9 million of cold drawn wire - down by 2.8 percent, €25.5 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 11.2 percent, and €41.7 million of metal structures and parts - down by 30.4 percent, all compared to the same month of last year.