According to the European steel association EUROFER, in April this year flat steel exports of the European Union (EU-27) totaled 1.168 million mt, while EU-27 long steel exports amounted to 837,000 mt. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel exports in April totaled 2.005 million mt, down 15.61 percent month on month and increasing by 0.9 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, April 2012 |
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Volume (million mt) |
M-o-m variation (%) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
1.168 |
-12.31 |
+11.77 |
Long products |
0.837 |
-19.82 |
-11.14 |
TOTAL |
2.005 |
-15.61 |
+0.9 |
In addition, in the first four months of the current year overall EU-27 steel exports reached 8.409 million, up 5.3 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, Jan-Apr 2012 |
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Volume (million mt) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
4.936 |
+7.35 |
Long products |
3.473 |
+2.53 |
TOTAL |
8.409 |
+5.3 |