According to the European steel association EUROFER, in the month of December last year European Union (EU-27) flat steel imports totaled 709,000 mt, down 27.8 percent year on year, while long steel imports amounted to 227,000 mt, down 7.34 percent year on year. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel imports in December totaled 935,000 mt, down 17.76 percent month on month and down 23.79 percent compared to the same month in 2010.
EU-27 steel imports, December 2011 |
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Volume (mt) |
M-o-m variation (%) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
709,000 |
-18 |
-27.8 |
Long products |
227,000 |
-16.54 |
-7.34 |
TOTAL |
935,000 |
-17.76 |
-23.79 |
In addition, in 2011 total steel imports of the EU-27 amounted to 19.714 million mt, increasing by 25.15 percent compared to 2010.
EU-27 steel imports, January-December 2011 |
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Volume (mt) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
|
Flat rolled |
16,363,000 |
+27.11 |
Long products |
3,352,000 |
+16.42 |
TOTAL |
19,714,000 |
+25.15 |