Russia's exports, imports for Jan-Aug

According to the data released by the Russian Federation's Federal Customs Service, for the January –August 2006 period, Russia exported 19.6 million metric tons of ferrous metals (excluding pig iron, ferroalloys and scrap), 4 million metric tons of pig iron, 440,800 metric tons of ferroalloys, 9.8 million metric tons of semi-finished steel products and 6.4 million metric tons of flat rolled products. During the period in question, Russia imported 2.6 million metric tons of ferrous metals (excluding pig iron, ferroalloys and scrap) and 819,200 metric tons of steel pipes.