According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in 2015, France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €7.72 billion, decreasing by 4.2 percent year on year.
During the year in question, France imported €1.99 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 27.6 percent, €524.04 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 10.71 percent, €344.71 million of cold drawn wire - increasing by 1.6 percent, €360.94 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 3.4 percent, and €1.35 billion of metal structures and parts - declining by 4.93 percent, all compared to 2014.