According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first half the current year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €3.79 billion, decreasing by 10 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France imported €789.59 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 21.5 percent, €263.86 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 5.2 percent, €188.82 million of cold drawn wire - remaining almost stable, €181.76 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 11.3 percent, and €752.2 million of metal structures and parts - increasing by 6.8 percent, all compared to the January-June period of 2015.