According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first quarter of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €1.97 billion, decreasing by 21 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €484.47 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 2.4 percent, €95.14 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 26.9 percent, €170.65 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 8.1 percent, €101.66 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 10.5 percent, and €381.56 million of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 14.2 percent, all compared to the same period in 2019.