In the first nine months of the current year, Ukraine registered a 6.1 percent increase year on year in its flat steel imports to 669,000 mt. In September alone, Ukraine's flat steel imports remained at the August level, i.e., at 94,000 mt.
In the first nine months of 2011, Ukraine's flat steel exports increased by 18.2 percent year on year to 5.823 million mt. In September alone, Ukraine's flat steel exports decreased by 18.1 percent compared to August to 541,000 mt.