As announced by the European steel association EUROFER, in October this year EU-27 flat steel exports reached 1.367 million mt, while long steel exports amounted to 1.006 million mt. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel exports in October totaled 2.37 million mt, up 3.08 percent month on month and increasing by 18.17 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, October 2011 |
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Volume (mt) |
M-o-m variation (%) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
1,367,000 |
-3.11 |
+13.53 |
Long products |
1,006,000 |
+28.13 |
+25.12 |
TOTAL |
2,373,000 |
+3.08 |
+18.17 |
In addition, in the first 10 months of the current year total EU-27 steel exports amounted to 21.007 million mt, decreasing by 1.85 percent compared to the same period of 2010.
EU-27 steel exports, January-October 2011 |
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Volume (mt) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
|
Flat rolled |
12,217,000 |
-5.95 |
Long products |
8,791,000 |
+4.5 |
TOTAL |
21,007,000 |
-1.85 |