According to the European steel association EUROFER, in December last year European Union (EU-27) flat steel exports reached 1.474 million mt, up 33.03 percent year on year, while EU-27 long steel exports amounted to 964,000 mt, up 24.06 percent year on year. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel exports in December totaled 2.43 million mt, down 4.09 percent month on month and increasing by 29.33 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, December 2011 |
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Volume (mt) |
M-o-m variation (%) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
1,474,000 |
+3.94 |
+33.03 |
Long products |
964,000 |
-14.31 |
+24.06 |
TOTAL |
2,438,000 |
-4.09 |
+29.33 |
In addition, last year total EU-27 steel exports amounted to 25.497 million mt, increasing by 2.1 percent compared to 2010.
EU-27 steel exports, January-December 2011 |
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Volume (mt) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
14,653,000 |
-1.97 |
Long products |
10,844,000 |
+8.18 |
TOTAL |
25,497,000 |
+2.1 |