According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in August of the current year the import price of iron ore in Germany decreased by 18.2 percent year on year and was down 1.8 percent month on month.
In August, the average import price of iron and steel and ferroalloys in Germany increased by 0.8 percent year on year and remained stable as compared to July.
Meanwhile, in August this year the import price of nickel increased by 27.1 percent year on year, and was up by 0.9 percent month on month.