According to the European steel association EUROFER, in November last year flat steel imports into the European Union (EU-27) totaled 865,000 mt, while long steel imports amounted to 250,000 mt. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel imports in November totaled 1.137 million mt, down 17.6 percent month on month and decreasing by 18.84 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.
EU-27 steel imports, November 2011 |
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Volume (x 1,000 mt) |
M-o-m variation (%) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
865 |
-23.78 |
-25.87 |
Long products |
272 |
+11.02 |
+16.23 |
TOTAL |
1,137 |
-17.6 |
-18.84 |
In addition, in the first 11 months of last year EU-27 total steel imports amounted to 18.768 million mt, increasing by 29.2 percent compared to the same period of 2010.
EU-27 steel imports, January-November 2011 |
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Volume (,000 mt) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
15,643 |
+31.55 |
Long products |
3,123 |
+18.56 |
TOTAL |
18,768 |
+29.2 |