According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-November period last year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €8.33 billion, falling by 5.76 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France exported €2.065 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 16.4 percent, €465.13 million of cold rolled steel strip - up 1.19 percent, €343.069 million of cold drawn wire - down by 1.51 percent, €295.85 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 3.77 percent, and €718.4 million of metal structures and parts - up by 13.16 percent, all compared to the same period of 2014.