According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in August this year the import price of iron ore in Germany increased by 13.3 percent year on year and was up 0.1 percent month on month.
In August, the average import price of iron and steel and ferroalloys in Germany increased by 17.3 percent year on year and was up 0.8 percent as compared to July.
Meanwhile, in August this year the import price of nickel decreased by 1.9 percent compared to the same month last year and increased by 8.4 percent month on month.