According to the data released by
France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), in October this year the prices of imported
iron ore in
France increased 14.6 percent month on month, while the prices are 24.3 percent lower compared to the same month of the previous year.
Meanwhile, in
France the import price index of nickel in October stayed almost stable with just a slight increase of 0.2 percent compared to the previous month, following a month-on-month increase of 10 percent recorded in September.