According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in 2016 France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €7.27 billion, decreasing by 6.2 percent year on year.
During the year in question, France imported €1.52 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 23.9 percent, €510.69 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by 2.9 percent, €335.05 million of cold drawn wire - dropping by 3.5 percent, €326.75 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 10 percent, and €1.45 billion of metal structures and parts - increasing by 4.4 percent, all compared to 2015.