According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-October period this year, France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €7.61 billion, decreasing by 6.7 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €1.57 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 2.5 percent, €377.85 million of cold rolled steel bars - down four percent, €611.11 million of cold rolled steel strip - falling by three percent, €364.5 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 1.77 percent, and €1.56 billion of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 1.2 percent, all compared to the same period of 2018.