en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to data from the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, the foreign trade volume of major steel products and ferroalloys in the country declined year-on-year from January to March 2026.

On the import side, the total value reached €2.31 billion, down 2.1% year-on-year. Among major product categories, imports of steel pipes increased by 1.5% to €520.2 million; imports of cold-rolled bars rose by 2% to €135.46 million; imports of cold-rolled strips fell by 7.3% to €162.36 million; imports of cold-drawn wire decreased by 6.9% to €118.8 million; and imports of metal structures and their parts dropped by 11.9% to €600.25 million.

During the same period, exports of major steel products and ferroalloys totaled €2.37 billion, down 1.9% year-on-year. Among these, exports of cold-rolled bars grew by 7.7% to €120.8 million; exports of cold-rolled strips increased by 9.5% to €166.93 million; and exports of cold-drawn wire rose by 4.4% to €80.52 million.

Despite the decline in trade volume, France still maintained a trade surplus of approximately €60 million in this product category.

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