According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, 2016 France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €8.09 billion, falling by 8.4 percent year on year.
During the year in question, France exported €1.41 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 37.4 percent, €535.62 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 6.7 percent, €345.1 million of cold drawn wire - down by 5.6 percent, €321.82 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 1.9 percent, and €677.35 million of metal structures and parts - down by 13.8 percent, all compared to 2015.