According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in January this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €587.9 million, decreasing by 8.8 percent year on year.
During the month in question, France imported €112.2 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 5.3 percent, €38.6 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 8.9 percent, €31.2 million of cold drawn wire - decreasing by 3.8 percent, €25.9 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 22.6 percent, and €101.4 million of metal structures and parts - declining by 2.2 percent, all compared to the January last year.