According to the data for the first quarter of the current year, Ukraine's steel pipe exports increased by 89.5 percent year on year to 453,340 mt, worth a total of $533.12 million. In March alone, Ukraine's steel pipe exports rose by 16.5 percent compared to February, reaching 154,790 mt.
In the first three months of 2011, Ukraine registered a 64.4 percent increase year on year in its steel pipe imports to 21,800 mt, worth $33.93 million. In March alone, Ukraine's steel pipe imports increased by 28.1 percent compared to February, rising to 6,610 mt.