According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in April this year the import price of iron ore in Germany increased by 57 percent year on year and was up 3.7 percent month on month.
In April, the average import price of iron and steel and ferroalloys in Germany increased by 27.8 percent year on year and was up 1.6 percent as compared to March.
Meanwhile, in April this year the import price of nickel increased by 14.6 percent compared to the same month last year and fell by 3.9 percent month on month.