According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-August period this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €6.59 billion, decreasing by 6.7 percent year on year.
In the given period, France exported €1.02 billion of steel pipes and tubes - up 30.7 percent, €288.84 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 6.2 percent, €390.74 million of cold rolled steel strip - down 12.4 percent, €219.32 million of cold drawn wire - down 9.9 percent, and €456.83 million of metal structures and parts - falling by 8.8 percent, all compared to the same period of 2018.