According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in May of the current year the import price of iron ore in Germany decreased by 21.6 percent year on year and was down 1.3 percent month on month.
In May, the average import price of iron and steel and ferroalloys in Germany decreased by 2.9 percent year on year and increased by 0.6 percent compared to April.
Meanwhile, in May this year the import price of nickel increased by 15.7 percent year on year and was up by 11.4 percent month on month.