According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €8.7 billion in 2019, falling by 9.3 percent year on year.
During the year in question, France imported €1.83 billion of steel pipes and tubes - down 2.8 percent, €428.29 million of cold rolled steel bars - down 6.5 percent, €724.9 million of cold rolled steel strip - decreasing by 2.1 percent, €423.43 million of cold drawn wire - declining by 2.9 percent, and €1.85 billion of metal structures and parts - down by 0.5 percent, all compared to 2018.