According to the data for the first four months of the current year, Russia's ferrous product exports decreased by 17.7 percent year on year to 10.988 million mt, worth a total of $6.619 billion.
Meanwhile, in the given period Russia registered a 2.2 percent increase year on year in its ferrous product imports to 1.5 million mt, worth $1.584 billion, including 586,600 mt of steel pipes.