According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first eight months this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €4.30 billion, decreasing by 29.4 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.02 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 18.4 percent, €195.97 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 36.1 percent, €375.59 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 21.3 percent, €233.38 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 18.9 percent, and €1 billion of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 20.1 percent, all compared to the same period in 2019.