According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-April period of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €2.37 billion, decreasing by 28.8 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €578.13 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 12.2 percent, €111.42 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 35.2 percent, €200.6 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 19.7 percent, €123.12 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 18.7 percent, and €470.16 million of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 22.3 percent, all compared to the same period in 2019.