According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in March this year the import price of iron ore decreased by 5.8 percent year on year in Germany, while it was up one percent as compared to February this year. In March, the import price of nickel fell by 24.7 percent compared to the same month of last year and was down by 5.3 percent month on month.
In March, the average import price of pig iron, steel and ferroalloys in Germany fell by eight percent year on year, while it increased slightly by 0.2 percent compared to the previous month.