According to the official data for the first six months of the current year, Azerbaijan's ferrous product exports decreased by 38.7 percent year on year to $66 million, as compared to $107.7 million in the first half of 2011.
Meanwhile, in the given period Azerbaijan registered a 13.8 percent increase year on year in its ferrous product imports to $593.3 million, as compared to $521.3 million in the first six months of last year.