According to the data issued by the Ukrainian State Customs Service, in the first three months of 2007 Ukraine exported 2.2 million metric tons of flat steel products - up 0.2 percent compared to same period of last year. In March alone, Ukraine exported 748,080 metric tons of flats - down 15.4 percent compared to the March 2006 data.
In the first three months of 2007, Ukraine exported 3.1 million metric tons of semi-finished products, showing a 1.4 percent increase compared to the same period of last year. In March alone, the country's exports of semis decreased by 16.6 percent year on year to 913,450 metric tons.
In January-March of 2007, Ukraine exported 485,520 metric tons of pig iron, showing a 74.4 percent year on year increase. In addition, in March 2007 the country's pig iron exports saw a 61.6 percent year on year increase to 178,430 metric tons.
The country's coke exports increased 30 percent year on year to 160,910 metric tons in the first quarter of 2007. In addition, Ukrainian coke exports saw a 4.1-fold increase year on year to 58,110 metric tons in March 2007.
During the January-March 2007 period, Ukraine exported 520,400 metric tons of steel pipes - up 28 percent compared to the same period of 2006. In March alone, the country's steel pipe exports increased by 11.7 percent year on year to 208,510 metric tons.
Finally, in the first three months of 2007 Ukraine saw an 8.4 percent increase in its iron ore exports year on year to 4.768 million metric tons. In March alone, the country exported 1.7 million metric tons of iron ore - down 2.7 percent compared to March 2006.