According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in January this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €808.5 million, increasing by 9.1 percent year on year.
During the period in question, France imported €155 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 4.24 percent, €63.7 million of cold rolled steel strip - rising by 30.44 percent, €38.8 million of cold drawn wire - growing by 27.8 percent, €36.7 million of cold rolled steel bars - up 17.67 percent, and €134.45 million of metal structures and parts - increasing by one percent, all compared to January 2017.