According to the data released by the Russian Federation's Federal Customs Service, for the January-October 2006 period,
Russia exported 23.97 million metric tons of ferrous metals (excluding
pig iron, ferroalloys and
scrap), 4.9 million metric tons of
pig iron, 610,300 metric tons of ferroalloys, 12.2 million metric tons of semi-finished steel products, 7.6 million metric tons of flat rolled products, 18.2 million metric tons of
iron ore and concentrate and 1.2 million metric tons of coke and semi-coke.
During the period in question,
Russia imported 3.6 million metric tons of ferrous metals (excluding
pig iron, ferroalloys and
scrap) and 1.1 million metric tons of steel pipes.