As announced by the European steel association EUROFER, in October this year EU-27 flat steel exports reached 1.367 million mt, while long steel exports amounted to 1.006 million mt. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel exports in October totaled 2.37 million mt, up 3.08 percent month on month and increasing by 18.17 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, October 2011 | |||
Volume (mt) | M-o-m variation (%) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 1,367,000 | -3.11 | +13.53 |
Long products | 1,006,000 | +28.13 | +25.12 |
TOTAL | 2,373,000 | +3.08 | +18.17 |
In addition, in the first 10 months of the current year total EU-27 steel exports amounted to 21.007 million mt, decreasing by 1.85 percent compared to the same period of 2010.
EU-27 steel exports, January-October 2011 | ||
Volume (mt) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 12,217,000 | -5.95 |
Long products | 8,791,000 | +4.5 |
TOTAL | 21,007,000 | -1.85 |