According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first seven months this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €3.93 billion, decreasing by 29.9 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €933.34 million of steel pipes and tubes - down 19.6 percent, €186.15 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 35.7 percent, €345 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 22.1 percent, €208.7 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 21.2 percent, and €882.67 million of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 22.3 percent, all compared to the same period in 2019.